Thursday, August 31st

Today’s Theme: Sana, Sana, Sana, Sana! (i.e. Very very very amazing!)

We spent the day in Buger Village and had an awesome time!

First we met with the village chairperson who officially welcomed us to the village and, of course, had us sign the official guest book (we do this everywhere we go)! Here we are in his office:

After our meeting we made our way to the primary school where we signed the guestbook and then were treated to a student performance of music, drama and dance which were focused on sexual & reproductive health issues and environmental conservation.

The students at the primary school also cooked us a lunch of local dishes which was a delicious surprise! After filling our bellies, we got back into our vehicles – which look like this by the way:

We stopped in to visit Adalina who has been another all-star participant in economic activities directed at women including beekeeping, chicken rearing and making fuel-efficient stoves. Here's Adalina in her home showing us her stove:

Finally we drove to the far end of the village where there is a deep gulley and learned about how environmental conservation methods are helping to make the land more suitable for economic activities. We met with Elibarki and his wife Regina and learned about their efforts to allow natural regeneration to occur on their land and the investment they have made in tree planting – this is us with Elibarki, Regina and their three children:

All in all it was a fabulous day…we didn’t make it back to town until long after sunset and after dinner most of us were just ready for bed!