Muriet again

The holdup with the water project was with the village authorities to allow the connection.
Towards the end of our assignment with Hidhafi, we were busy tying up loose ends of various projects and it so happened we were looking after the Agency office as well and that caused the odd hiccup.

The women's group at Muriet was progressing well and they had begun their own tree nursery with the funds and materials that we had supplied. Gideon and his wife were natural leaders and his parents we very supportive as well. I we arrived and Gideon was not at home, his mother always had a cup of tea ready! Gideon's wife took on the challenge of teaching at the new chekechea -kindergarten which is why Mama Ng'ida and her freind, Omega came with us one day to tutor the teachers.
As it panned out, the money we had raised was more than enough, so we were able to purchase some teaching aids, then we decided the building needed a door so that was our personal donation - actually, the door turned out to be better than the rest of the building!


We finally connected up the small water project which, while for the chekechea, it was also for the village, so was worthwhile on its own. The flow was constant though the pressure was low.














While we were working there some new high tension electricity lines were spanned above the village and I was saddened to think these people would not be able to utilize this asset. The majority could not afford the connection let alone the cost of implements to use it. Then was the power cost.
I asked one woman what she thought of lines and she told me that it was like America, and she would like to live like an American.

The stakeholders at Muriet.

The people of Muriet were a committed group trying their best to make life good for their children. I have not been back there, nor have I hear news. I do know the Arusha Municipality mover their rubbish dump there and that there were huge problem with smoke and other health risks.
Natumaini wote wanaendelea vizuri!