translates to .. God only knows.
That's referring to the picture above. We planted
one of the moringa trees for my next door
neighbor. The ground is really hard and more
like clay and the moringa likes more of a
sandy soil. People at the clinic said they've
tried the moringa on the grounds before but
with no success. Of course I asked a few
questions and found out that they didn't
protect the trees and the goats ate them.
So, as you can see there is chicken wire and
the little green at the bottom is the tree. I will
keep my eye on it but I am not too sure that
it's going to pan out. The mantra for a good
outcome regarding this tree is again ... Wende
mii bala.
Another school girl came to the health clinic
for family planning. That makes two so far
from the group that we had the sex education
or really more like preventing teenage pregnancy
sessions. At least for the next three months
there will be two girls who won't become
pregnant. We talked a bit about condom use
and who knows ... maybe they are using them
too.
As a volunteer it is encouraging to see positive
results of activities every so often. It keeps
one wanting to continue to try and not to
lose hope. The true results will come in time
with less school girls becoming pregnant. By this
time next year would be a good point as to
if the sessions really paid off.
In the category of first time see was a guy
driving his motor scooter (like a Vespa /
Honda / Yamaha) with a cow tied to what
looked like a wooden door. He somehow
had the door attached to the passenger part
of the seat and the cow laying tied down
on top. It was a .... did I actually see a cow
on the back of a motor scooter realization
moment. Took a double take and even on
the second take the cow was still there.
We really miss these things in the developed
world ... don't we? Leads to the thought of
what is real freedom. Putting a cow on the
back of your scooter without worrying seems
like should be on the list of what freedom is.
Well ... with school winding down so do the
opportunities for activities so I am wondering
how the next months will be. I'll keep hunting
for the chances but I guess it's best stated
as to ... will there be anything to do ... again ...
Wende mii bala.
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