For the past week and a half I have been busy scheduling the logistics of the various projects I am here to accomplish. In the next three weeks, the roofing will be finished at our middle school site and St. Paul will have solar electricity! There are other projects that wont be completed until after I leave due to the functional progression of construction. For example, the gutters and the glass for the windows can't be installed until after the plastering of the building is complete, and the plastering can't be done until the eaves have been built. I am happy to say that the construction of the eaves has begun today. The eaves can be built in two weeks time but the plastering will take a month and a half to finish. Therefore, by mid-April the school will finally have windows with glass and a fully functional rainwater collection and sterilization system!
Today was also the first day of school for many schools across Uganda, including St. Paul School and Mwebaza Primary School. Classrooms that are usually packed from wall to wall were half full today because many students don't show up for school until the second or third week of class. Many parents think their children can miss weeks of class around harvest seasons or at the beginning of a term and it won't affect their performance. However, this idea is something that is slowly beginning to change as they realize the importance of education.
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