YES, we had the power .... and now so do they!!!!

Inspecting the Generator

Testing it to make sure it works!

The money changes hands

The little girl in the shop kept me entertained

Traveling with the generator in the back of the pick up

Arriving at the school

Carrying it to its destination

Some of the little ones wondering what it is!

Is baby Paul giving me the finger??!!

Africa can sometimes be very frustrating!!!!!!!


I have now been at the internet cafe in Kampala for approx 2.5 hours and have tried to upload photos 4 times to my blog.  There is a massive thunder storm going on outside so the electricity has cut out (no big surprise there) and we are now running on a generator - which has also cut out twice ( this wont happen with the new flash generator we have bought!), so every time the photos have just about uploaded the power cuts out and I loose them again gggggrrrrrrr :-)

Anyway, I just want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to my fund raising campaign, YOU HAD THE POWER and now, so do CALM Africa and the Jolly Mercy Learning Centre.

By the middle of last week we had reached the necessary target to allow us to go out and start shopping for a generator.  We went out on Wednesday morning and again yesterday.  We shopped around a bit to make sure we got a fair price and yesterday morning we found the ideal generator.  It is a Honda generator which is what the chaps at the charity had hoped for as it is the best brand on the market, it runs on Petrol rather than Diesel as in the long run it will be cheaper to maintain. So yesterday lunchtime we paid for the generator and transported it back to the School and had it all wired into place.  Until next week it will be stored safely in one of the offices when a secure area will be built and where it will remain thereafter. .

Once again, thank you so much to everyone who contributed, the chaps at the charity and the kids were absolutely over the moon and we couldn't have done it with you.  You have truly made a difference to their lives.

 

I am leaving Uganda once again this week and am sure I will be just as tearful as last time and am already dreading saying goodbye!! So I head to Namibia on Friday morning for my 2 week camping trip! so will blog again when I get the chance though I think it may be a little more difficult as we are staying in some quite remote places.

Thank you again to everyone and if you would still like to make a contribution to the 'Power' fund, its not too late, we are now collecting money so that they can buy enough fuel to run the generator for some time, so please donate all you like :-)

Bye for now