Yesterday, some of the current education volunteers came to show us examples of the resources they have made in Rwanda. This included a plethora of rice sacks which had been colourfully decorated to provide children with visual aids in class. Examples included stories to display on the walls (Some classes have no story books at all), maps to help Geography and number cards to aid their maths. In the absence of interactive whiteboards, posters and printers, rice sacks are the next best thing. There were also some very creative resources made using foil food tops, bottle tops and food lids. Lots of inspiring things!
Last night we had our welcome dinner, where lots of the current volunteers and programme staff got together so we could meet each other. The dinner was lovely and each course was suplemented with traditional Rwandan dancing, which was great fun - my pictures do not do it justice though! During the evening we had a power cut and I stood by the bar holding the bar tender's mobile phone to provide some light so he could continue serving drinks until the lights came back on. It was very beautiful looking outside and seeing the entire district in darkness. And, of course, it was a relief that the bar tenders didn't skip a beat!
After a well-deserved lie-in this morning, we visited the big market in Kigali. Despite the mix of strange smells and multitude of flies in the food section, it was a very impressive market which sold a wide array of household goods, food items, clothes and shoes. Coral and I enjoyed picking out some fabrics to take to our local tailers in order to get them made into clothes. My choice is on the left and Coral's is on the right. I also treated myself to four mangoes which cost me £1. I am going to share them with the volunteers at dinner tonight so hopefully they will be tasty. Unfortunately only three mangoes made it home. I am not exactly sure where the fourth one went but I hope it will be enjoyed by someone somewhere tonight!
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