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A quick note from Luke
Hopefully some of you who came to our Skittles Evening a few weeks back are reading this... The mosquito nets we bought for the kids and teachers at Kavule cost us around £320. Entirely coincidentally the Skittles Night raised the exact same sum. So a huge thank you to everyone who came and contributed that night because your generosity will save lives... When we put up the nets in one of the teacher's rooms she was literally on her knees thanking us. And in reality she was really thanking every single person who had contributed so from all the people of Kavule School and all of us here in Uganda, a huge thank you to every single one of you!
Today was our final day at the Kavule Parents School for the Deaf. We all rose and had our scrummy breakfast which consisted of bananas, bread, pineapple and eggs. We headed off to the school at about 9:30am which was a little later than usual as the bus had another broken suspension spring. We arrived at the school to see the excited faces on the children: this was clearly going to be a special occasion for them. Two big marquees had been set up as well as two flag poles which had been erected in the middle of the football pitch. There was also an entertainment crew which had been brought in to supply the music and volume for the MC. BBF did the final touches to the play area by clipping on the swings and attaching the seat to the sea saw. The kids swarmed around to see what these constructions were. Two of the children sat on the swings and seemed a little unsure of what to do. After a bit of education from some of us they soon got the hang of it and they were taking it in turns to have a go. It was apparent that the swings were going to be used a lot. The children on the sea saw were even more comical to watch. A couple of kids had a go and one went up in the air and fell off after doing a 360 spin and landing on his bottom. A little more playing with the children and a few more visitors arrived, we all gathered round the new classroom block and the building was declared open by an important politician. He gave a speech, thanked everyone, cut the ribbon and revealed the plaque. We then all sat down in the marquee and listened to the speeches that had been prepared by the officials. This was entertaining as it seemed like the entertainment crew forgot to check the equipment and the mic was very intermitent. All the speeches finished and it was time for lunch, the polished buffet tins revealed to our surprise:- rice, meat and potatoes. After lunch we gave any gifts that we had brought for them and said our goodbyes. Back to the hotel to see what the evening has installed for us................
Today was our final day at the Kavule Parents School for the Deaf. We all rose and had our scrummy breakfast which consisted of bananas, bread, pineapple and eggs. We headed off to the school at about 9:30am which was a little later than usual as the bus had another broken suspension spring. We arrived at the school to see the excited faces on the children: this was clearly going to be a special occasion for them. Two big marquees had been set up as well as two flag poles which had been erected in the middle of the football pitch. There was also an entertainment crew which had been brought in to supply the music and volume for the MC. BBF did the final touches to the play area by clipping on the swings and attaching the seat to the sea saw. The kids swarmed around to see what these constructions were. Two of the children sat on the swings and seemed a little unsure of what to do. After a bit of education from some of us they soon got the hang of it and they were taking it in turns to have a go. It was apparent that the swings were going to be used a lot. The children on the sea saw were even more comical to watch. A couple of kids had a go and one went up in the air and fell off after doing a 360 spin and landing on his bottom. A little more playing with the children and a few more visitors arrived, we all gathered round the new classroom block and the building was declared open by an important politician. He gave a speech, thanked everyone, cut the ribbon and revealed the plaque. We then all sat down in the marquee and listened to the speeches that had been prepared by the officials. This was entertaining as it seemed like the entertainment crew forgot to check the equipment and the mic was very intermitent. All the speeches finished and it was time for lunch, the polished buffet tins revealed to our surprise:- rice, meat and potatoes. After lunch we gave any gifts that we had brought for them and said our goodbyes. Back to the hotel to see what the evening has installed for us................
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