After a busy but great time back in Ireland for Christmas and New Year, we arrived back in Shinyanga on Monday. A month is a long time but it flies by when you're catching up with family and friends, trying to get your head around Christmas shopping and eating as much turkey as possible! Thanks to everyone who made time for us, said hello, fed us and told us they read our blog...
Not particular fans of New Years resolutions, ours should probably be to keep the blog updated more regularly. Being busier here is great but it does mean less time to sit and type our general musings but we'll try.
As always, it will take us a few days to settle in and get used to being back...although things like haggling with airport taxi drivers is far more normal now than it used to be. Paul has a busy few weeks ahead as ICS go through the Tanzanian tender process to find a contractor capable of installing the water supply infrastructure. Alice will continue to work in Buhangija and has already been chatting to ASMK (the local NGO we partner with) about some potential future projects.
If you have any (inevitable) unwanted Christmas presents or are in the middle of the (also inevitable) January clear-out and would like to support work in the Shinyanga Centre for Children with Albinism, Swords Baptist Church are hosting another fundraiser later this month. The money they raised last year fixed the well, restored a rain water harvesting tank, renovated classrooms, installed a clinic and has paid for our nurse, Mama Felicita for the past 8 months...looking forward to seeing what this year will bring!
Not particular fans of New Years resolutions, ours should probably be to keep the blog updated more regularly. Being busier here is great but it does mean less time to sit and type our general musings but we'll try.
As always, it will take us a few days to settle in and get used to being back...although things like haggling with airport taxi drivers is far more normal now than it used to be. Paul has a busy few weeks ahead as ICS go through the Tanzanian tender process to find a contractor capable of installing the water supply infrastructure. Alice will continue to work in Buhangija and has already been chatting to ASMK (the local NGO we partner with) about some potential future projects.
If you have any (inevitable) unwanted Christmas presents or are in the middle of the (also inevitable) January clear-out and would like to support work in the Shinyanga Centre for Children with Albinism, Swords Baptist Church are hosting another fundraiser later this month. The money they raised last year fixed the well, restored a rain water harvesting tank, renovated classrooms, installed a clinic and has paid for our nurse, Mama Felicita for the past 8 months...looking forward to seeing what this year will bring!
