A village and a school

 This is a new water tank that we provided funds for. Prior to the tank and the new water system.  The village had no running water. They would have to regularly walk to a distant stream and fill up their containers.
We paid to refurbish their non-working well. At the bottom of this 35 foot deep hole is there water pump.
I got to be the one who did the ceremonial first operation of the water faucet
As usual, one of us had to speak at the village gathering. Of course it had to be translated.
As part of the ceremony this Village girl showed us a magic trick she had learned. It was really nice to see how the whole village supported her, and she did a very nice presentation.

The most challenging part of all of this is keeping the water system operational. For our part we installed top quality materials that should last longer than most. The problem is that when things break the village doesn't have enough cash to repair it. We hope that with the operation of their new farm that they will be able to provide their own funds when maintenance is needed.



We attended the yearly graduation at Dom Bosco Technical School. About a hundred and thirty graduates. They graduate in the areas of auto repair, air conditioning repair, electrical installation, general construction, and office skills. The school is able to place almost 100% of the graduates.
We were given the guest of honor couch to sit on in the front. For the last two years we have provided funds. Last year for the computers  in the Office Skills department, (2018), and this year, (2018), for tools for their Auto Repair Shop.
This is a close-up of their Graduation Banner. They had a picture of our LDS charities Insignia on it.
This is a short video of the school song.

These two events took place on consecutive days. The graduation lasted about three hours and the farm visit about 2.  Everything takes place outdoors in the heat. We were exhausted when we were done. It's amazing how the heat and humidity just zaps your strength.

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