Changes and Milestones

We are getting ready for an "official" launch this Saturday. It is in part to thank all those who have helped us along the journey and also to celebrate some milestones:

• the first public library in Sironko district
• the first public access Internet in the district outside the main commercial town.

The pressure of the launch is motivating us to do things we might otherwise postpone, such as putting the house in order.

Nicole's days in Buhugu are numbered and there is a general anxiety among a number of children regarding this.

We have seen her hang from trees, stand with feet in the air and head on the ground, do a hundred sit ups after being challenged, meditate, do yoga with a mob of children, introduce some others to Grand Master Flash, draw some awesome pictures... It is going to be a different place without her for sure.

But hard to capture is the effort she has put in to the interactions with the children especially. The hours spent reading with them, inventing ways to teach those whom the "system" is leaving behind, patiently explaining the different realities that exist in this world, challenging herself to make the harder choices - all of this in a not all that familiar environment.

It is impossible to measure the impact. And words cannot express the gratitude.