Saturday, 1 February 2014

Malcolm's Get Away


This week Malcolm went on a visit to South West Uganda. For the first part of the trip he had a lift with Richard. He is the country manager of one of the hospital’s major funders. Enroute we visited another ISIS project – a home for former street children whose education and care ISIS have funded.

 Malcolm’s first visit was to Kisiizi Hospital to complete the audit of the Power Company. There is no mains electricity to the area so the Hospital has to generate its own. It sells its surplus to the local community which helps keep the running costs low. Apparently it is the most reliable electricity supply in Uganda – which is not saying a lot.

 

At the end of the audit George, the Manager who visits from the UK during the winter months, gave a tour of the power house

And then onto Kisoro to audit the accounts of Potter’s Village. We first arrived in Kisoro in late 2010 and even in that short time there have been many changes as the town as expanded.

 On Friday Malcolm returned to Kiwoko. The total journey took about 16 hours door to door. Time for a rest, me thinks

 

The ‘bug of he week’, spotted on George’s house, was a large beetle.  Even though it had lost a leg it was still able to climb up the wall. Tough these African bugs!
 

 This weeks Proverb from the BBC Africa web-site is from Kenya, and was particularly helpful to Malcolm in keeping him going in the past week: "He who starts on a long journey does not put a banana to roast under the ashes

 

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