Last Week in Juba
Dear all,
We are now in our last week in Juba. Since my last email myself and the Provincial Education and Training Commission held a workshop for Malakal and Renk Diocese. Main topics were School Building and School Running and HIV/AIDs. It went well, it was particularly nice for me to see people I haven’t seen for a long time and introducing them to Thea. Hopefully both Diocese’ will take away with them ideas and advice from each other on how they can improve their work in these areas. (see picture of workshop)
Simon took a break from his work with the Ministry of Health to do an evaluation of some CMS Ireland programmes running in Yei, Lanyia, Rokon and Kajo Keji, mainly in health and micro finance. He really enjoyed getting out of town and seeing other parts of Sudan, I always thought of Sudan as cracked earth and scorching sun but where he went he said was lush and green and he even needed a blanket for bed!
I visited Malakal for 4 days to see the Diocese and discuss next years school building proposal to Christian Aid. While we were there an almighty storm whipped up and rain and mud were being propelled at some speed. We hunkered down in the Bishop’s office, at one point it the walls felt like they were going to start falling apart and there was a point at which I was sure the roof was about to go but instead the storm took the roof off the Diocesan clinic next to us and some of Malakal Primary schools verandas were also badly damaged. (see picture of the roof off the church clinic). We waded through water and mud to move all the boxes of medicine and medical equipment to somewhere dry but I think some of it might now not be usable. Many people’s huts were very badly damaged which was upsetting to see
People were very unhappy with me that I hadn’t taken Thea but with the incredible heat, no electric, the sheer number of mosquitoes due to the rains I was glad she wasn’t there.
I’m just finishing up my work with the Provincial Education Finance team. (see picture of Thea with Rahila from the finance team). The team work with 10 donors pushing out school building and teacher training programmes across the whole of Sudan, there’s so much do cover with them but never enough time.
Be in touch again soon, Keren, Simon and Thea x
Dear all,
We are now in our last week in Juba. Since my last email myself and the Provincial Education and Training Commission held a workshop for Malakal and Renk Diocese. Main topics were School Building and School Running and HIV/AIDs. It went well, it was particularly nice for me to see people I haven’t seen for a long time and introducing them to Thea. Hopefully both Diocese’ will take away with them ideas and advice from each other on how they can improve their work in these areas. (see picture of workshop)
Simon took a break from his work with the Ministry of Health to do an evaluation of some CMS Ireland programmes running in Yei, Lanyia, Rokon and Kajo Keji, mainly in health and micro finance. He really enjoyed getting out of town and seeing other parts of Sudan, I always thought of Sudan as cracked earth and scorching sun but where he went he said was lush and green and he even needed a blanket for bed!
I visited Malakal for 4 days to see the Diocese and discuss next years school building proposal to Christian Aid. While we were there an almighty storm whipped up and rain and mud were being propelled at some speed. We hunkered down in the Bishop’s office, at one point it the walls felt like they were going to start falling apart and there was a point at which I was sure the roof was about to go but instead the storm took the roof off the Diocesan clinic next to us and some of Malakal Primary schools verandas were also badly damaged. (see picture of the roof off the church clinic). We waded through water and mud to move all the boxes of medicine and medical equipment to somewhere dry but I think some of it might now not be usable. Many people’s huts were very badly damaged which was upsetting to see
People were very unhappy with me that I hadn’t taken Thea but with the incredible heat, no electric, the sheer number of mosquitoes due to the rains I was glad she wasn’t there.
I’m just finishing up my work with the Provincial Education Finance team. (see picture of Thea with Rahila from the finance team). The team work with 10 donors pushing out school building and teacher training programmes across the whole of Sudan, there’s so much do cover with them but never enough time.
Be in touch again soon, Keren, Simon and Thea x
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