“ We have a problem in rainy season,” the Headmistress explains. “ Students won’t come, it is to cold and wet.”
We gaze out behind a small church and there tumbling down the hillside is a small government school. The path to get there is marked by a bone shaking road marred with pits of water and mud; past fields and jungle. The Head mistress Jane greets us and we are taken on a simple tour, one building that has walls and roof, one building that is open air. We are greeted by students who are delighted to see us. We bring a few simple school supplies and the big hit of the visit……
A soccer ball, the teachers immediately start laughing and smiling, tossing the ball around. I am reminded yet again, it doesn’t take much. A few pens, some paper and a ball.
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