Gosh...surely this isn't only day 2 in Bajja?!!

What a team...the men were on the road by 7.30 in order to get some heavy work done before the heat of the sun. There was such fun as the children joined them in the work and Moses wife and a friend came to help along with other Ugandans. Charles thought the Irish women should note that fact!



This is tough work - so when the garden at home needs to be dug there will be no problem with fitness!


One of the parents touched us by bringing a big box of bananas as a present for us.



Later the guys began to put in the posts for the Volley ball net - aided by Julia who has her sports programme for the children well organised. Unfortunately we were beaten by really heavy rains and had to do a runner from Bajja before she could get into action.


Meantime the 4 rooms had another coat of paint and the lower part of the walls got the first coat of gloss - Kennedy from he kampala office called on his way passed and seemed amazed at the progress to date.



The children's craft team got into action with 3 sessions - there was a great athmosphere and songs and exchange of information about Uganda and Ireland interspersed the work. The children enjoyed the fun of making shamrock men! .....sorry no photo of this activity!

The teaching with the children worked back to back with the craft sessions. The song "Stop and think..." was a focus for reflection and fun! We even ran out of time with the last group and they asked could they come back and finish tomorrow! !!

The craft with the women starts tomorrow....pray they will come and we will enjoy working with them and they with us.


We are making good connections with the teachers....still observing the cooking under the tree but in the knowledge that soon there will bwe a proper facility.....speaking about facilities - the team are adapting very well to the new style of camp facilities!!! Seamus got the kids going in fine style wih "ole ole ole...." (the Jackie's army version!)