CRS training

The folks from CRS have been really present these last couple of days. Two reps from CRS spent all morning yesterday and this morning doing some training on the rights and responsibilities of children. There was good attendance and lots of positive feedback. Good going, CRS.

Food for Peace Program

Here are a few of the local ladies working on the food depot.

Here's a long shot of the construction field for the new food depot we are building thanks to a grant from USAID. The skilled workers will be paid and the laborers will receive food for their efforts. This is a great USAID program managed by CRS. We figure that 60 people will receive enough food as a result of this project to feed everyone in their families.

Well diggers

Three of the five member team: Johnny, Ebel and Tiger

We started digging a well for our neighbors in Madame Combe. The well is a gift from some kind folks in Worcester, MA and will be the principal source of potable water for over 200 families.

Water tank

It took a little over an hour to fill the water tank which we will use in digging a clean well for our neighbors.

Foot race champs

Jakson, Djimy and John

These three were the winners of the footraces that were held last week under the supervision of Nicole. It was a lot of fun. Medals were provided by Rev. Neil Dunnavant of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, NC.

TiJean

Notice the colorful necklace TiJean is wearing? He made it from the wasted balloons from the water balloon fight on Friday. Pretty creative, non?

New friends

From left: Nicole, Donna, Paige, Dee, Dino, Rob, Widmy, Jack and Arnie.

Our new friends and Dee will be leaving us tomorrow. It was a pleasure to have them here and they will be missed. Come back soon. Donna and her daughter, Nicole, are from CA. Rob and his son, Jack, are from Maine. Arnie is from Washington. Pretty good representation of the states don't you think?