Armed with my lists of requirements from each of our schools
I spent the day in the storeroom, looking in boxes and making up deliveries for
the next week. We have also promised
region 5, the Janjanbureh area, text books and reading books this year, they have
not been lucky enough to receive any before and have many needy schools. Kebba
and Malik joined me in the store and we made piles of boxes ready to be
collected by the Government truck to take to region 5, hopefully before
Christmas and then we can make a space to move around and sort things. At the moment we have three narrow aisles to
walk down between tables piled high with up to 10 boxes on top and other
breakable items stored underneath. We
are extremely lucky with the items donated from schools, organisations and
individuals, all goods donated are given out within our 6 month stay and then
we start collecting again for next year.
We always need exercise books and pencils, coloured pencils and pens,
but in addition we now need duplo blocks, lots of colouring books, and
educational games for pre-school children.
Also first pre-school reading books, the kind with one or two words only
on a page. Steve spent today in the
garden with help from Alagie one of the small boys, he dug out more vegetable
plots ready for the next round of planting.
Kebba planted a tree this year, a new one for us, it is already
fruiting, and according to Faith it is known as a custard apple tree, or cherry
moya. Hopefully we should be able to
taste it soon. After a day in the store, a welcome swim and dinner.
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