So it might seem a bit early for another blog but hey we have reached our targets and it's the end of era. This week has been all about ends of era according to facebook and BBC. Zany left One Direction OHMYGAWD. Lol. Obviously that is a slight piss take but people here are even talking about it so you know word gets around.
This week has actually been quite bizarre. It's wierd knowing that you are about to leave a country which has taken you on a complete emotional roller coaster. It's wierd to know you have just over a week to do everything you have wanted to do in your community. So this week has been pretty productive.
On Sunday, Ella and Corrine's idea became a reality. Two weeks ago Ella was given a note by a girl begging her to buy sanitary pads. Her and Corrinne then researched how to make reusable ones and taught girls for the first time on Sunday. Polly and I tagged along and I was so proud of them. They taught the prefects of IBUN BAZ, who can now hopefully teach lots of girls. Good day!
On Monday I headed to Jinja for some meetings but Joe, Juliet and Ella taught S1 all about menstration and got them to evaluate the lessons we have been teaching.
On Tuesday came a big day. We had a session in the morning at the primary school, which consisted of songs and the hookie kookie, as well as bit of evaluation. The kids were having so much fun which was great. We held a parent talk on Tuesday afternoon which was great. The parents didn't really turn up as wet season has started so they are all in the fields, but the LC3 found some for us.
They actually asked so many questions as we discussed the rights of a child, the abuse cycle and the different work we had been doing which was great. Soon after the LC informed me I was the "perfect woman" as had a meeting with him while also looking after Colin from next door. But hey who said girls can't multitask. In the evening a girl came to ask for condoms and to help her to know how to lose her virginity that night, these things happen I guess.
We also had so much paperwork to do which was massively hard work.
On Wednesday we had three sessions and joe had gone home, Ella taught sanitary pads at the primary school, including the girl who had given her the note. Juliet taught farming to one out of school youth group. I taught S6 about HIV and STI and they understood me which was a massive plus. The questions were great and they learnt a lot more about CD4 counts, PEP and all felt sick having seen pictures of some of the symptoms of STI. They even wrote on the board that they would never play sex again haaa.
On Thursday we headed to Kakongoka and joe and Juliet ran a youth group on drug abuse, which Juliet and I had planned in the morning. Hopefully it went well. I headed to the football field and distributed 96 condoms to the captain. Fingers crossed they use them.
So tomorrow is the weekend off and there is a terror threat so unfortunately we will not be able to visit the equator or Kampala which sucks massively, but I'm sure we will find a way to have lots of fun in Jinja.
We could all do with it, this week might have had lots of good work but everyone but one person died in a taxi crash at the end of our road so it does make you think. That and the news of the airplane crash in the alps make you realise that you never know what will happen the next day. Maybe that is one of the major lessons here - live every moment as if it's your last.
So with that good night and once again thank you for the support. It is now possible to see how some of the work here really makes a difference. In the next week we have a few sessions with new youth, but also will be visiting some other charities which should be good. Sulle bolungie. Xx
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