Loans, School and More Uganda
The past few days we have met with all of the loan recipients from last year with some good results. Mostly all the traders and farmers from last year did better than expected and were even able to pay for their children to go to school with the extra profits.
We met with each of the groups at the school to discuss how things went and to get some feedback on the program. After the meetings we visited each of their sites to check out first hand the progress they had made. All of the loan recipients are able to apply for new ones this year and their prior performance will be strongly considered in how much they will receive this time.
The next few days we will be beginning the new application process and hosting informational meetings.
At the school we picked up the cement and have already started on surfacing the girls dorm and some of the classrooms at BPS. Bunk beds or "deckers" have been ordered and are being constructed.
Over the past few days i've expanded my taste buds by eating some grasshopper, heart, and liver. All of which were not that bad, but the grasshoppers just tasted like a grill and not much flavor.
The internet cafe near by is an interesting experience. First, there is a cow right outside the door next to the computers and you can hear "moooo" the whole time while you're typing away. Secondly, the connection is rather slow and you have to watch out because the fear of loosing electricity is always there.
It was a bit hard to sleep this weekend because there is a night club below our hotel and you can hear and feel the bass while laying in bed. Sounds like they know how to have a good time!
Uganda is an amazing and beautiful country. The views at every glance are great and there is so much color everywhere. Besides the occasional herd of cows that block the street its pretty nice driving around and taking in all of the unique sights and sounds.
As we drive down the dirt road children all along the street chase our car, yell, wave, and chant "mezzoongu, mezzoongu", what they call white people. Its a pretty amazing thing to witness and they really love Americans.
I ordered a cheeseburger tonight in honor of memorial day... Should be interesting to see how it turns out.
Tomorrow we are working with the students on the pen pal program we have set of with primary schools in Olean and Allegany in New York. Also, we will be starting the art exhibit project where the work created by the students in Uganda will be displayed in a museum in the US.
We met with each of the groups at the school to discuss how things went and to get some feedback on the program. After the meetings we visited each of their sites to check out first hand the progress they had made. All of the loan recipients are able to apply for new ones this year and their prior performance will be strongly considered in how much they will receive this time.
The next few days we will be beginning the new application process and hosting informational meetings.
At the school we picked up the cement and have already started on surfacing the girls dorm and some of the classrooms at BPS. Bunk beds or "deckers" have been ordered and are being constructed.
Over the past few days i've expanded my taste buds by eating some grasshopper, heart, and liver. All of which were not that bad, but the grasshoppers just tasted like a grill and not much flavor.
The internet cafe near by is an interesting experience. First, there is a cow right outside the door next to the computers and you can hear "moooo" the whole time while you're typing away. Secondly, the connection is rather slow and you have to watch out because the fear of loosing electricity is always there.
It was a bit hard to sleep this weekend because there is a night club below our hotel and you can hear and feel the bass while laying in bed. Sounds like they know how to have a good time!
Uganda is an amazing and beautiful country. The views at every glance are great and there is so much color everywhere. Besides the occasional herd of cows that block the street its pretty nice driving around and taking in all of the unique sights and sounds.
As we drive down the dirt road children all along the street chase our car, yell, wave, and chant "mezzoongu, mezzoongu", what they call white people. Its a pretty amazing thing to witness and they really love Americans.
I ordered a cheeseburger tonight in honor of memorial day... Should be interesting to see how it turns out.
Tomorrow we are working with the students on the pen pal program we have set of with primary schools in Olean and Allegany in New York. Also, we will be starting the art exhibit project where the work created by the students in Uganda will be displayed in a museum in the US.
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