St.Patrick's Day in Rwanda

Cash Book/Bank Book and Expense Claim forms that AfID volunteer, Jessica Daniell, set-up for RCP. 

 

So we set these up for DIZA also and inputted all the data from the ‘Day Book’ so now both are up-to-date.  I also introduced the Bank Reconciliation and a Purchases Approval form.  We also spent a day working on creating a Budget template and entering the budget for 2010.

 

The walk to work is about 10 minutes. I get a lot of stares and a lot of people calling out ‘Muzungo’.  But everyone is friendly and many say ‘good morning’ or ‘good afternoon’ – especially the children.

 

Wednesday was St Patricks Day and because I was not at home in Dublin I brought an Irish scarf with me! Eric hung it proudly in the office. Eric loved it so much I told him he could keep it.  He has worn it a few times and I have to say, I have no idea how he manages to wear a woollen scarf in this heat!!

 

On Friday there was no electricity so I went with Eric to visit some children, three of them, Angelo, Sabrine and Phoib,  whose family have asked DIZA for support. We had to get a bus and then walk down tracks for a bit.  People were calling out in Kinyarwanda (the local language) ‘come look, a white person’.  But when I took out my camera a lot of them, especially the adults, scampered into their houses!

We got to the house and met the children.  wins, who are five years, and their cousin, who lives in the same house, who is six. They have no means to support themselves and it appears that the children need nutritional food. 

 

Hopefully DIZA will find ‘god-parents’ for them very soon.........