Giving Goats | GCN | OWOG
Friday was the last day volunteers worked on goat pens in Kagondo Village. When we arrived in the village, we found our third pen practically finished (thanks to a very ambitious and excited participant). We helped finish a fourth pen, and started a fifth pen. The students were forced to measure and construct the goat pens without help from the local experts for the entire day, and they did it! I was very impressed, and the pens turned out great. Everyone was exhausted to the point of clumsiness by the end of the day. :)
On Saturday morning, the group re-visited Kagondo Village to survey and approve each home & goat pen. Once each pen was approved, the women hopped on our bus and drove with us to the goat farm to receive their goats!
In a beautiful ceremony, each students gave one woman her goat. It was neat to experience the end result of GCN/FAIR Students' generous donation and hard work. The women walked away singing & smiling..
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| Lunch Break! |
**Saturday Giving Goats**
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| The first of ten goats being given by the volunteers. |
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| Gathering briefly after all women received their goat. |
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| ...and finally- the women starting their journey back to their homes, with their goats! |
Brittany, I'm one of the students' mom, and it was great to have you posting progress of their visit. We are so proud of these kids, and thank you for looking after them!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a complete joy to work with this group of students and leaders. I couldn't have imagined a better group to come stay with us and work in the community (and I am not alone is saying that!). Their warm hearts, fun energy, and eagerness to be a part of the community/culture was apparent. I will miss them, and you all are welcome to come back to visit :)
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