-->
As HYT's latest volunteers, we were very
excited about our first trip to the village and it was an adventure we can
assure you! We weren’t sure what to expect but it turned out that what was waiting for us
were incredibly nice people and the now familiar sight of HYT buildings. We
were at Kimeyulo Primary School which is 1 Village number 6, where the trainees have built two water tanks, one block of latrines, a kitchen and a new three classroom block as well as refurbishing an old four classroom block.
When we
arrived at the village we were glad to see that we could be of help
immediately. It was great to sense the enthusiasm of both the trainees as well as Sam
and Musa, the head trainers. The relationship between Sam, Musa and the
trainees was astonishing - It was more like the whole crew being friends and just getting on with it together rather
than being a dictatorial working environment. It was also delightful to
acknowledge that the Chairman of the school helped in the refurbishment of the
old classroom block, showing full support for the project.
On Wednesday,
together with some of the trainees, we were tasked with the repainting of one
of the classrooms in the “old” building, which is going to be fully refurbished
in the next few weeks. The work was fun and even more so given that it was not
done in the sun, with our sunburn from Tuesday still an ever-present reminder of how hot it can get here! We finished
one whole classroom on Wednesday and were impressed by how enjoyable the work was.
We felt the
positive atmosphere was really the key to HYT's work at 1V6 - through it the
work felt much easier, was more fun and was done far quicker. We were also
thrilled to see how motivated the trainees were, with them finishing work not
when it was 5pm, but when the goals for the day were reached. To put into two
words an ‘outstanding atmosphere’ was present at 1V6 and we look forward to our
next visit, which will probably be St Peter's school, 1V7, as 1V6 should be complete in about
two weeks time.
