Success! We just finished our third artisan exposition in Dakar. We got funding for this expo and had a training before hand taught by our Peace Corps trainer. The artisans learned all about networking among themselves and about quality control, product development and the importance of accounting. They all got so much out of it and I have plenty to work on now that 2 of my work partners want me to teach accounting and online marketing. Its nice to have motivated work partners!
Life in Bambey is slow work-wise. I am happy to start up accounting and marketing classes but I am hesitant to start other new projects at this point in my service. My compost project with the mayor is on hold. Politics...
I moved into a new neighborhood that is under sea-level from what I remember from last rainy season. So honestly, I don't anticipate wading through the water! That was a new verb I learned just last week talking to people about it. Hoos: to wade through deep water. Wonderful. And sitting water in this country isn't the cleanest. So in order to stay healthy, I'll check in with my work partners often by phone, but I plan to find projects elsewhere so my time there is limited.
Well, I am off on vacation for the next 2 weeks! I fly to Togo tomorrow and will see the waterfalls there for a few days before heading to Ghana for a some more waterfalls, chateaux and beaches! Should be a good time! I'll get back with a few stories and pictures to share with all of you!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment