Day 10 27/02/25 (Peter)

Today has been a great day and a chance to catch up with the Ugandaid students who have returned for the second or third year of their training. The primary purpose of these “interviews” or conversations is to provide an update for their sponsors in the UK.

It’s also a great opportunity for team members to hear first hand the stories of Ugandaid students, which is has been a great encouragement to us all.

Having seen the typical village situation of some of the students yesterday we can see how NVI has the opportunity to transform lives which otherwise could remain without hope.

During the afternoon some of the team went shopping to buy metal storage trunks for the Ugandaid students who come to NVI with nowhere to put their possessions, but more of that tomorrow...

Earlier this week I paid a visit to Act 4 Africa where I met up with Patrick and visited a community which had received basic agricultural training from his team. Last season (June-Dec 2024), the villagers report an 8-fold increase in yield when compared to previous years. Training in better ways of storing harvested grain will also ensure farmers can retain the grain free from insect infestation, enabling them to use it for school fees or selling it when the market prices are high.

I asked the farmers how their neighbours had reacted to the 8-fold improved output. Some say their neighbours are curious and want to learn more, whist one neighbour believes the yield improvement is due to witchcraft! Patrick tells me education may help demonstrate this is not the case.

Thanks, Peter