From Monday, November 23, 2009We left early in the morning and headed out in an old Land Cruiser to go far west to Kabale. Kabale is just next to the Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo’s borders.
Drives like these are fascinating. You just see life play out here for many of Uganda’s population that live in these rural areas. There is no ignoring the extreme poverty everywhere. Except for those in school uniforms all kids, whether just beginning to walk or school age, are in nothing more than rags and rarely do they have shoes. Women prepare food over fires and wash their babies in small plastic tubs. Most seem to live off subsistence farming and will sell what they don’t eat along the roadside. Everyone smiles when you wave. The children seem particularly curious.
We reached Musaka SON today and had a thorough tour. We are very pleased with the Principal’s dedication. But once again, we learn that many can’t pay their school fees and the school is in desperate need for books, computers, and clinical skill lab equipment. Thankfully, each school we tour is very supportive of TGF’s mission and “praying” for our help.
We then traveled potholed roads to the town of Mbarara where we will tour the SON there and then stay the night.
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