This morning we left at 8am to visit Reggie and Chi in their home. We had tea in their lovely large home which was easily the nicest in the area. Reggie explained that their house was built through a kind donation from a supporter and how blessed they were.
We then got on the bus to get to the orphanage following Reggie on his moped and drove down narrow lanes with wires hanging down. At one point Mark was holding a 10 foot pe trying to hold up the wired lomg enough for the bus to get under. Eventually we made it to the end of the road and walked to the family four house. The home houses 30 children aged 8 to 19 who have been orphaned or who's family can't take care of them anymore. The building looked a bit like a small school with a painted courtyard which was old but well cared for. One room had been damaged by water and had mould all down a wall but was too wet to paint so we planned to scrub it to remove the mould for them. However we were able to paint the dining room a shade of blue called heavenly blue which coincidentally the same colour as Reggies house. We got half the room painted when a local painter decided to help by watering down the remaining paint!! We had 1 ladder which wouldn't have passed any UK health and safety regs but john was happy to climb up and we got started. At one point we went to check on the other room and found Kye, our local guide balancing on a stack made out of 2 tables and a bench, scrubbing down the wall for us. We painted, scrubbed, washed floors and curtains and had it all ready for lunchtime with the kids. We then spent some time with the kids and learned that they all want to be superstars.....not stars.....superstars!!
After that it was back to the hotel for a quick splash in the sean a lost room key and a quick dinner before starting all over again tomorrow.
About Me
- Dentaid Overseas Challenge
- Dentaid is one of the leading oral health charities in the world, having supported 210 oral health programmes in 58 countries. In recent years, the charity has expanded its work from just supplying refurbished dental surgeries for charitable projects, to playing vital roles in oral health promotion. For example establishing innovative school prevention programmes, and initiating various training schemes encompassing disciplines from equipping rural health workers to carry out basic dental care in remote communities to teaching governments on fluoride advocacy and writing national oral health strategies. Dentaid is also working hard to lobby governments, companies and health organisations to adopt more oral health friendly policies and practices.