Heavy rainfall
Global warming and climate change are seldom out of the news these days.
The Nyamirambo children
The current trip would normally have taken place in January, primarily to organise school fees for the new academic year.
Fish, chips and heavy rain
As ever, the good ladies of Loanhead and surrounds have been busy knitting fish and chip jumpers for children in Rwanda. We now even have contributions coming from North Berwick.
Getting back into the swing of things
We have been coming to Rwanda for something over ten years now. The people and geography are becoming familiar to us and with each trip easing back into Rwandan life gets a little easier. Kigali is certainly bcoming familiar to us. We have long-since learnt to expect the unexpected, like the electricity suddenly disappearing or waking up to find no water in the taps as happened this morning.
Rwandan schooling: then and now
The new school year in Rwanda starts in early January. At one time, the beginning of term seemed to be a moving feast and announced only at the last minute. This is Africa!
December visit to Kigali
We would normally head to Kigali early January to take care of school fees for the new academic year.
Porridge at Rugende
Our porridge project in Rugende was initiated in April. This semi-rural district just outside Kigali is one where under-fed children are not hard to find and the project provides a daily meal for these children. The church running the project for us organised a grand opening with local dignitaries coming along.
The Women's Cooperative at Rutonde
Those who have been following the blog will be familiar with the porridge project we have been running in Rutonde for several years. The project has fed malnourished children and helped their families to earn income for themselves. So far, this has usually taken the form of crops grown from seed or breeding animals.
The Loanhead children
For some years now, members of Loanhead Church have been sponsoring children through Primary school.
Mellisa gets her rabbits
When we visited Mellisa a few days ago to inspect the repair work which had been carried out to her house, she somewhat speculatively, asked for a rabbit. So, this being Saturday and a day for adventure, we took on the challenge of procuring two rabbits, preferably alive rather than dead.