Nkombo Island

Today the whole team went to Nkombo island a very overpopulated island in the lake. It has received a lot of help in the last few years so looks much better. It now has electricity and agronomists have helped improved the soil and removed some grubs which were in the soil and ate the roots.
After a colourful ride down the lake in the diocesan boat  down the lake  we arrived on the island and had a very steep walk up to the new school where they hold a feeding clinic twice a week which helps stave off  malnutrition among the children as do the filters which stops the chronic diarrhoea which was so debilitating. You can see a video of the team at the feeding clinic Here

A passing boat on the lake

  

We arrive on the island

The team feeding the children

After this we split up into two groups both visiting TDF projects the micro-finance initiative  with money from some donors from our church. Also we visited homes which had Aquafilters which Rob had initiated on the island.

This TDF widow was buying wood on a tree arranging for it to be cut down

Seasoning the wood and selling it on

Griffaid aquafilter being demonstrated

This lady had used her loan to learn how to do tailoring

and had bought a sewing machine

We went to the pastor's house for a wonderful meal they had provided, then on to the secondary school where Rob serviced and taught the use of their large community Aquafilter.

Our meal at the pastor's house

Rob teaching on the water filter

Then home for a rest after a very hot day.