Getting to know Rwanda
Door: Floor, Tineke & Elske
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21 November 2007 | Rwanda, Kigali
Dear friends & family,
Again a lot happened in little time. This morning we had a meeting with a coordinator of a big Belgian ONG. We talked a long time about all the things they do in Rwanda. That was very useful for the preparation of the disability training we will provide next week. He was very enthusiastic about our ideas, so our confidence about the success of the training is growing. 40 people are coming, during 3 days, to attend our training. We are really excited about that…
After the meeting we had the opportunity to visit a daycare centre for mentally (and lots of them also physically) disabled children. It was a half an hour drive to the centre, so we could also see a bit more of the environment of Kigali (the capital of Rwanda). The differences between rich and poor are shocking. It was really moving to see the circumstances in which a lot of people live. The daycare centre was simple, but clean with nice staff. The head of the centre was very proud of her team and the things they are doing there. She showed us everything (look at the pictures).
On our way back to Kigali we dropped by the primary school where Christine and Eric were teaching English. We spoke to some children who go to that school.
In general, there are so many impressions every day. By 9 pm we are all tired and go to sleep. We wake up at 6 every morning….
Rwanda is full of surprises. This morning for example, when Tineke was having a shower, the water disappeared! She was fully soaped. Luckily Floor and Elske entered her room. Floor could pull the water of the tub, she was standing in over her, to rince the soap of. So now when we take a shower, we stand in a tub, in case we need the water to get the soap of…. ;)
Other thing: if you go to a gas station, it’s always a surprise whether they have gasoline or not.
Well, as you can tell. Too much to write all down. We try to upload the pictures now. The connection is very slow, so we hope it works. They’ll give a better impression of our adventures here in Rwanda.
Love from us all.
Again a lot happened in little time. This morning we had a meeting with a coordinator of a big Belgian ONG. We talked a long time about all the things they do in Rwanda. That was very useful for the preparation of the disability training we will provide next week. He was very enthusiastic about our ideas, so our confidence about the success of the training is growing. 40 people are coming, during 3 days, to attend our training. We are really excited about that…
After the meeting we had the opportunity to visit a daycare centre for mentally (and lots of them also physically) disabled children. It was a half an hour drive to the centre, so we could also see a bit more of the environment of Kigali (the capital of Rwanda). The differences between rich and poor are shocking. It was really moving to see the circumstances in which a lot of people live. The daycare centre was simple, but clean with nice staff. The head of the centre was very proud of her team and the things they are doing there. She showed us everything (look at the pictures).
On our way back to Kigali we dropped by the primary school where Christine and Eric were teaching English. We spoke to some children who go to that school.
In general, there are so many impressions every day. By 9 pm we are all tired and go to sleep. We wake up at 6 every morning….
Rwanda is full of surprises. This morning for example, when Tineke was having a shower, the water disappeared! She was fully soaped. Luckily Floor and Elske entered her room. Floor could pull the water of the tub, she was standing in over her, to rince the soap of. So now when we take a shower, we stand in a tub, in case we need the water to get the soap of…. ;)
Other thing: if you go to a gas station, it’s always a surprise whether they have gasoline or not.
Well, as you can tell. Too much to write all down. We try to upload the pictures now. The connection is very slow, so we hope it works. They’ll give a better impression of our adventures here in Rwanda.
Love from us all.
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21 November 2007 - 17:56
Gerwine:
he Tineke
miste je telefoontje vorige week en ineens zit je in Rwanda! Ik lees graag met jullie mee en probeer daarin te achterhalen wat de motieven zijn geweest om daar in dit gezelschap heen te gaan. wens je veel succes met jullie missie en plezier met de mensen, good luck Gerwine -
21 November 2007 - 19:22
Ingrid:
Hi Tineke, Floor en Elske
Om zo met jullie mee te lezen en leven,is heel erg leuk!! Geweldig om jullie ervaringen te volgen en zie al uit naar een volgend bericht. Ik wens jullie wijsheid en vertrouwen en heel veel plezier met elkaar.
veel liefs, Ingrid -
22 November 2007 - 14:55
Edwina Ellis:
Thank you so much for the message from Rwanda with all the information and photos. It is so interisting to us. Good luck for he remainder of your visit. Hope you accomplish all your tasks there. Kind regards from Syd and Edwina -
22 November 2007 - 16:22
Erik:
Hallo!
Mooie foto's allemaal. Ziet er erg interessant uit. Ik hoop dat jullie alle doelstelling kunnen halen en er een leuke tijd hebben!
groeten! -
22 November 2007 - 18:21
Antoon:
Hey Ladies,
this all sounds very very nice. I'm quite jealous reading all these stories and seeing the pictures. You guys must be heaving a lot of fun, like kwik, kwek & kwak :)
Looking forward to hear from you again.
take care and have fun.
xxx -
23 November 2007 - 10:13
Sim:
Good work ladies!
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