Kasyabone handover ceremony

As the evening started to fall, all the parents were back from their fields, so there were a lot of people present. Sofar, we never had such a big crowd. The school has around 450 pupils.  We helped them to complete a 3-classroom building.  Over the next 2 years we will renovate the existing 2 buildings followed in 2020 by a new building with the last 2 classrooms.

After some traditional dancing came a big surprise:  the village had decided to include me in their community and made me a chief.  I got a beautifull dress and a (razorsharp) spear, attributes for a local king, as they call it.  Also my wife Louisa was not forgotten.  She also received several gifts.

As it became dark very fast, we had to hurry to cut the ribbon.  After that it was time for some more speeches and then we could go back to our hotel in Kyela.  The end of a wonderful day!  We are doing an unbelievable job in this small forgotten area on earth thanks to the contribution of all our customers and consumers.


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