preliminary stages.

Before I left for Butre this weekend, I went back to the orphanage. I had initially planned to bring about 35 mosquito nets and begin the huge task of installing them all, but unfortunately everyone who said they would help ended up having other things they needed to do. So instead I went to the market in Madina to get some diapers and powdered milk, because those are the items the head madame said they needed. It was quite an ordeal wandering through the busy market with a backpack, which is a target for thieves (although I made sure there was nothing important in it). I finally found some diapers, milk, and soap to stock them up for a little while. I will need much more though. These kids need toys too. They need a lot actually. So I'm working on this little project to make sure that they get the things they need. It's still in the preliminary stages, but I hope to give it a violent shove into phase two over the next couple of weeks. I'm organizing a fund-raiser to help them get the things they need. I will also be visiting the other orphanages in the area as well. I might even end up setting up a website to help them advertise, since they have only had one child adopted in the last 5 years. That's a pretty startling statistic, and it definitely needs to be changed.

Anyway, had a lovely Easter break relaxing in Butre. It's the last weekend trip for a while. The next few weekends will be spent working on the orphanage project.