On Wednesday, we held the graduation ceremony for the 2 paravets that we had trained earlier in the week. We had invited the entire community to attend the ceremony. However, when we arrived in Kitoha, no one was at the church. We inquired about the lack of attendance and we were told that there was a burial that day and visits by the sanitation minister. Of course, anytime we stop the vehicle near the trading center, we always receive a HUGE audience:
So, we had no choice but to wait and hope that some people would show up. As we waited, we watched the activites of the primary school nearby the church. One of the younger classes participated in physical excercises:
Meanwhile, a small child who did not attend the school rode a bicycle that was much too big for him. He was suprisingly talented at riding this thing:
There was another older class that was participating in craft day. The girls sat under a tree while they made baskets. The boys constructed matts.
After several hours of waiting, some beneficiaries eventually showed up. The crowd was very small, but we proceeded with the event anyways. We handed out the certificates and aprons to the ladies and Rebecca gave a talk on land rights. Overall, the ceremony went quite well, with the exception of the strange man (who I talked of in my last posting about training the paravets) who interrupted the talk every 15 minutes with odd questions and comments.
After the ceremony, we donated 2 footballs to the nearby school; 1 ball for the girls team and one for the boys team. The kids were very happy. It was a good day!
So, we had no choice but to wait and hope that some people would show up. As we waited, we watched the activites of the primary school nearby the church. One of the younger classes participated in physical excercises:
Meanwhile, a small child who did not attend the school rode a bicycle that was much too big for him. He was suprisingly talented at riding this thing:
There was another older class that was participating in craft day. The girls sat under a tree while they made baskets. The boys constructed matts.
After several hours of waiting, some beneficiaries eventually showed up. The crowd was very small, but we proceeded with the event anyways. We handed out the certificates and aprons to the ladies and Rebecca gave a talk on land rights. Overall, the ceremony went quite well, with the exception of the strange man (who I talked of in my last posting about training the paravets) who interrupted the talk every 15 minutes with odd questions and comments.
After the ceremony, we donated 2 footballs to the nearby school; 1 ball for the girls team and one for the boys team. The kids were very happy. It was a good day!
1 comment:
I LOVE the picture of the kid on the bike. I had meant to get one the entire time I was there but this is better than any I could have gotten!
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