So much going on!
Whew! What a past couple weeks I’ve had! It’s busy busy here in Botswana, lots of great things are happening, and the rainy season is a’comin’! Let me keep you abreast of the recent going-ons in Gobojango alone. First of all, I’m in the process of writing a Peace Corps Partnership Program Grant for the primary school to get shade in their newly built playground. The students of the school out-scored every other school in our district on their 2011 aptitude tests and therefore, the school received a sum of 30,000 pula to put towards the development of the school. Well, after buying a new copy machine, updating a roomful of computers’ software, spending money on some small prizes to encourage kids to continue athletics, and building a new playground, the development money has run out. The only thing is that, though the playground is beautiful, the sun scorches the equipment so quickly that children are not able to use it or play on it during the summer months. So all