Official Visits

20th  July 2018 Blog

 

We started the day with breakfast from the Mamas, and then we headed out on our way official visits. We visited the Education commissioners. During the meetings Ivan spoke about the charity and our work, with Vale translating when needed. When speaking about the charity, Ivan spoke of our fundraising work, and the projects in Tanzania that CRCL has helped fund (for example: building classrooms and supplying electricity, doors, and windows in schools).

Afterwards, we had a trip to Katumba II, which is a boarding school that caters to disabled children in the area. Unfortunately, we only had time for a short visit today, but after visiting the school we're hopefully planning to timetable more time there. The students were all really friendly and enthusiastic towards us, and it was so fun to meet them – we're all very excited for our next visit!

Afterwards we got dinner at Kivanga bar, which was a hillside bar and cafe, which was chipsi mayai and soft drinks.  We then drove to a Rungwe history centre, stopping on the way for sugarcane Ivan bought from roadside sellers. At the History Centre, we saw spears, jewellery, healing tools, fish traps, and clothing from various tribes of Tanzania.

We finished the day with a trip to some markets, as we needed some food for the group. We ended up buying 60 samosas and 90 mandaazi for packed lunch tomorrow. A lot of people also bought kangas and kitenges to be made into dresses, suits, and ties. We're all very excited for Nathan's birthday and Kaparungwe falls tomorrow!


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