Thursday, March 3, 2016

Photos along Bombo Road, a new project of school desks, and 3 boreholes in Kayunga Feb 2016

As we wait in a traffic jam on Bombo Rd we see a bike load of
lumber. Somehow he manages to get thru! Looks heavy! We
 are on our way to Semutu to see about 800 school desks.

Further along the road we start to have a market, which adds
to the congestion.

Selling a little bit of everything. Whatever you need!

The green in front is matoke, green bananas. Everyones favorite!

Water is Life! We are behind a water truck.

School has started here but not everyone has shown up for the
first week. Elections are still happening and perhaps that is
the reason for such few students.

Just one student in this classroom, but not any teacher here either.

A few more in here, but still no teacher. They do seem to be busy
on something.

This is a bike shop we pass along the road.

Maybe a few customers are here.

We could not resist this nice looking hotel!  Let us know if anybody
is coming and we can make a reservation!  :)

The first site in Kayunga. This is the only water supply and they
need a new borehole with pump! This is very slow and shallow
so the water is easily contaminated.




All the school kids came to check out the Muzungus.

E Howard talking with the men in charge. Godfrey (our contractor)
and Martin rode out with us. Martin has been a big help in motivating
the villages to come up with the deposit. 10%

S Howard, school kids and some moms. Everyone likes their
pic taken!

We happened to arrive right at lunch time! Cooked fresh, right
at school. a nice warm helping of posho! Everyone loves this!!
E Howard ordered it on accident at a restaurant and did not
enjoy it. I don't think he even tasted it!  

I think she is giving out a chunk of sugarcane.

Lots of kids ride their bikes to school. In fact, bikes are the most
common form of transportation.

More students in attendance here.
This is the school where we showed a hand count of who would
support new water. Almost everyone raised their hand, some even
raised both hands! The woman told us that they have to travel a
bit to get to the borehole and then wait in line for 2 1/2 hours.
An all day process!

Close up of the bikes.

Left to right: Martin (district health inspector) head teacher,
woman teacher, district education officer and E Howard.

Big sister pulling her little sister on a gerry can sled!

We are now at the catholic school and church.

They need a borehole for the whole village nearby.

We walked down to their water supply.

Just the runoff from the hills. Does not look especially clean!

Elder Casperson from Idaho holding one of the babies at Njeru
Branch. She is not afraid of this Muzungu.

A young ward member from Njeru.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

3 Days of lockdown due to presidential elections in Uganda Feb 2016

Second day of lockdown and we just ate with everyone. We are
starting to go crazy!

3rd Day I hear pots and pans landing on the grass, so I
look out from my back porch and see the elders 3 floors below
busy cleaning. Left to right: E Pearson, Blackfoot ID, E Moyes,
Magna UT, and E Hatch, Gunnison UT and our gardener Evert
happily picking up the cast offs!

E Howard and E Goodwin sitting in his truck changing the
temperature display from Celsius to Fahrenheit. They started
cleaning the trucks and got sidetracked.

E Howard had sweat running off his chin from the heat.

S Mwaloh, S Mwakajila and S Solomampionona were cleaning
in their spare bedroom. So they sat in the closet for pic!

S Howard tries the sisters spare hair!

S and E Chabra busy cooking in the kitchen!

E Nkosi decides to take a nap!

E Pearson, E Hatch, and E Moyes are now busy cleaning the
stove. The apt inspector better hurry and come while it's clean!!

E Ruell (A.P) decided on napping too! ofcourse he did not know
that S Howard was coming for photos for her blog!

E Wilson (A.P) wanted an action shot of his studying. 

S Goodwin did NOT want her pic taken!!

Still not ready!

E Goodwin trys to be helpful! Still not ready?

Now I can take a pic. She's finally ready!!!

E Goodwin is busy ironing his white shirts! Gotta love a man
who does his own ironing!

S Howard made some good banana muffins! Checked emails
and we had one from the American Embassy. Stay inside
today! Still lots of turmoil on the streets of Kampala! :(
E Goodwin and E Howard are the backstop for soccer bowling!
We filled some plastic bottles and then used a soccer ball to try
to knock down the bottles. Everyone was so tired of being cooped
up! All had fun!!

E Howard and E Pearson.

Sisters waiting their turn. Mwaloh, Mwakajila, & Solo...

This was an action shot. But somehow I missed all the action!

E Pearson and S Chabra taking photos!

E Moyes,E Hatch, E Pearson & S Chabra cheering!

This must be the ugly hat photo! Solo, Ruell, Goodwins, Wilson,
Hatch! Please note E Goodwins especially UGLY hat!!!

The finale! A group photo with all the good sports! We all had
a great time!!

My sweety blowing the bamboozle or whatever it's called!!