This month I had someone from Trees for the Future come out to do a workshop in my village. He talked about different tree species, windbreaks, boundary planting, stuff like that. It was a good thing I thought to invite my club kids to come. No one mentioned that there was a village meeting at the same time, so only 3 adults showed up. If the 25 students hadn't been there, the trainer would have been pissed about getting dragged all the way to my village! But it worked out, and the kids liked being treated like adults I think. They had really good questions and seemed to be paying attention.
Other than that, not much happening. I made soap at the mission, but with a nun and not a group, so its not really generating income for the villagers this time. They just aren't that interested anymore. Since my counterpart got promoted I don't see much of him. In other words, right now i'm killing time and hoping something will change soon so I can work again before I leave. It's all up to the people in the village, I can't do a thing without them and working with me has lost its novelty, but its not too late for someone to step up.
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