Evelyn Surprises

Non-discarded books

When I was in Uganda about a year ago, we were making great strides in increasing the literacy rates of children who couldn't even recognize letters, let alone read words.

Due to various unforeseen circumstances, the program had to put on hold for a number of months. 

Now that I am back, what did I expect to see?  Not much.  I had imagined the kids would have forgotten all that we try to achieve and had recycled their books into something else.

And then Evelyn turned up.  Not only with the books that we issued her, but even the original pencil we gave her.

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I was so touched!  Not only that she had kept her book, but that she had been asking about me and when I would return for months. 

People like Evelyn are why we do what we do at Meaningful Volunteer.  She wants to learn and is keen to learn and hunts me down so that she can learn!

Esther also turned up not long after Evelyn.  And then Alamazan.  And then Brian.  And then the rest of the motley crew.

Jimalee - the new meaningful volunteer, is running the new classes and is making great progress.