Today was day 6, distributions 7 and 8. We hit a wee snag when the truck carrying the mattresses and bedkits broke down a few kilometres from the site! The team set up as best we could and the children got dressed while we all waited, fingers crossed and breath held. Luckily, the truck arrived about an hour after the team, and we all set to work: Inner Wheel, SCAW, and families. We rolled and tied 550 mattresses in no time at all, thanks to all the helpers.
Then we put the bedkits into the basins, again a team effort that moved smoothly and was much quicker thanks to families jumping in to help.
When the distribution happens, we have community volunteers, all of whom had children receiving a bedkit today. They stayed with our team for the whole distribution - lifting bedkits to be given out, and helping children carry their new bedkit and mattress. The help was most welcome as the bedkits are heavy- they are so filled with gifts for the children! $40 can go so far and gives children amazing opportunities to rest and to learn at school.
It was a smooth distribution, thanks to the amazing volunteers.
It takes a village to make a distribution.
Team Uganda
Inner Wheel of Kampala 🇺🇬 and SCAW 🇨🇦