1st March 2024

Tuesday 9.30
To save me going from home to home in the heat Ibrahim suggested we have the rest of the families come into school to collect the nets. Good idea says me……..
I’m at the school now and it’s absolute chaos! The parents have come but there’s no organisation about bringing the children out of the classes a few at a time and it’s now raining! It’s all too exciting for everyone I think! 🤣
Gradually the veranda, or shade as they call it here, filled up, almost to sitting on each other’s lap full, to avoid the heavy rain!
We had a small corner of it, often getting wet ourselves. Innocent made his way through the parents checking who was who, how many were in each family , how many beds they had. Peter collected nets from the vehicle being very careful not to slip in the slimy clay mud. Judith separated the net bundles and as Innocent called number of nets they were given to that family. I had the easy job of giving out the names of sponsors, so I was mostly sat down and dry!!

By the time we had finished the children in the nursery classes were making their way home, on their own, young as they are!

Many of these nets were gifted by members of Poynton Golden Memories where I am a volunteer. Thank you 🙏

The last photos in this group were actually taken on our way to the school that morning. We had stopped to get tyre pressures increased. Next to the Beauty Store was a double door with a phone number above and a pressure machine in front. Peter called and within a few minutes we were ready to leave.
The few minutes we waited though was beneficial as Peter spotted a chameleon walking between the bushes!