The Trip – 23 April
Today we farewell Malawi and move to Mozambique. After some sad farewells to hosts, we travel an hour to the boarder and spend an hour waiting for visa’s etc, and then off for another hour and a half to Tete. I think we all notice the way the buildings are made have changed slightly, and the roads have a lot more pot holes.
After a puncture, we all meet our new hosts and have a quick rest before we visit one of the local club’s projects, an “orfanato” or orphanage. This one has been in operation since 1985 and has 84 children. We are all touched by the hard work of the helpers, and the delightful children. Most children have been left here by aunts, uncles or less direct relatives due to the passing away of parents due to HIV. Also a number of the older children there have been orphaned due to the previous war. This orphanage is proud of a number of children who have progressed through to high school on scholarships and in some cases through University. The only disappointment is that like most Rotary projects, there are no signs saying that Rotary is doing such good work. Jodie is an absolute legend working with the kids. Qld Ed are very luck to have someone like her working with them which her skills.
Today we farewell Malawi and move to Mozambique. After some sad farewells to hosts, we travel an hour to the boarder and spend an hour waiting for visa’s etc, and then off for another hour and a half to Tete. I think we all notice the way the buildings are made have changed slightly, and the roads have a lot more pot holes.
After a puncture, we all meet our new hosts and have a quick rest before we visit one of the local club’s projects, an “orfanato” or orphanage. This one has been in operation since 1985 and has 84 children. We are all touched by the hard work of the helpers, and the delightful children. Most children have been left here by aunts, uncles or less direct relatives due to the passing away of parents due to HIV. Also a number of the older children there have been orphaned due to the previous war. This orphanage is proud of a number of children who have progressed through to high school on scholarships and in some cases through University. The only disappointment is that like most Rotary projects, there are no signs saying that Rotary is doing such good work. Jodie is an absolute legend working with the kids. Qld Ed are very luck to have someone like her working with them which her skills.
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