!!WE ARE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN UGANDA!!
As I write, contracts have been signed and goats are being sourced locally for the cooperative of 20 grandmothers in Ober Bar, in northern Uganda, fulfilling what we guaranteed would not be yet another empty promise made by westerners.
Sadly, we've encountered this same weary doubtfulness in almost all of the cooperatives we've met.
I guess they've all heard promises in the past that failed to materialize.
As if their troubled past isn't enough, they continue to be let down by false promises and opportunistic swindlers.
It's also the perfect opportunity for Solomon & Esther, our eager and capable 'Pauls' in Uganda, to get their feet wet with our initiative and work out any kinks before moving on to the larger cooperatives in the coming weeks.
And, as the local government has included itself in the implementation of this new initiative, it will be interesting to see how they can make themselves productive and useful.
Below are photos of our February 2013 meeting with a few of the Grandmothers and the children of all ages they care for...
we gathered on a nice patch of grass, perfect for grazing some the goats to come
sharing grandmother wisdom, so universally about love and caring
where ever there are children, there is always "Skinnamarink"
that's Esther to my left as we gather a few of the Grandmothers for a photo to commemorate our meeting
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