Joe and I have been at our post in Tabligbo for a month now, and we've been busy mostly meeting people (a lot of people!). We met the Chief (who had us over his house for dinner and a big dance), the Prefet, the Mayor, and the gendarmes.
We've also had meetings with the local village development committee (who want us to help them build latrines for the schools and build a library), the women's business Joe is working with called Shalom, another group of farmers who sell eggs, the doctor at the hospital, a local NGO, the Red Cross, and lots of union groups (mechanics, teachers, furniture makers)...oh, and I met the principal at the high school, who wants me to come back in a month when school starts (it's been pushed back a few weeks due to flooding in the region) to talk to him about teaching a class. So - we've been busy just learning our way around, talking to people about the community's needs, and making contacts. We have lots of ideas for projects to work on, but we're just getting started, and have a ways to go before we get settled in.
Here are some pictures of Tabligbo: our street, the main street, the Chief's house, and a picture of Joe buying cookies at our local version of 7-11. More coming!
We've also had meetings with the local village development committee (who want us to help them build latrines for the schools and build a library), the women's business Joe is working with called Shalom, another group of farmers who sell eggs, the doctor at the hospital, a local NGO, the Red Cross, and lots of union groups (mechanics, teachers, furniture makers)...oh, and I met the principal at the high school, who wants me to come back in a month when school starts (it's been pushed back a few weeks due to flooding in the region) to talk to him about teaching a class. So - we've been busy just learning our way around, talking to people about the community's needs, and making contacts. We have lots of ideas for projects to work on, but we're just getting started, and have a ways to go before we get settled in.
Here are some pictures of Tabligbo: our street, the main street, the Chief's house, and a picture of Joe buying cookies at our local version of 7-11. More coming!
