Not that easy to organise and in one case written in part on toilet paper we bring you the first reports from our two intrepid ICS groups. Sorry for the delay, I've been meaning to post this for a few days. Plenty more blogs to come from our two teams on a more regular basis. First up a report compiled by all the members of Charlie 2.
Charlie 2 –
Indranagar
The village is compact, surrounded by farmland on one side
and forest on the other. The living facilities are basic but people seem happy.
On arrival there was a lot of excitement. Local villagers
surrounded us, children wanted to say hello and shake our hands.
The village is always a busy mix of people, children and
animals. The newborn kids (baby goats that is) always evoke a response of
aawww.
The villagers are incredibly hospitable and receptive,
constantly bombarding us with offers of food and chai.
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| Charlie 2 give their new home some refurbishment |
We are staying at the village school which means we are
never far from energetic happy children.
The girls stay in an empty classroom where they have divided
it into dining and sleeping sections using tarps. The boys stay in a half built
house next to the school. In the past couple of days they have levelled the
ground and made seats out of bamboo so now we have a really cool communal area.
We began PRA exercises in the village and had great success.
The villagers were eager to join in and we managed to learn a lot about the
history and facilities available within the village. However unfortunately due
to the passing of the village leader we have had to postpone these exercises
out of respect.
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| A good turnout for some initial PRA exercises |
After a few more days at CIDOR we look forward to continuing
the PRA exercises. On getting back to the village to do household surveys we
expect the villagers to be very welcoming again and we can expect plenty more
chai as well as some interesting interviews.
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| Manju proves that the local babies aren't just afraid of the British |
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| Abi notes down an impromptu speech from Gordon |
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| A little bit of physical team building... |
Hi Gordon,
ReplyDeleteSeems like your having a great time and looks like they've got you working hard :)Cant wait to read more and see more pictures! I've written you a couple of letters so hope they get there. Missing you very much.
Lots of love,
Magalie xxx
Hi Ellie,
ReplyDeleteHave just discovered the Blog. You seem to be having a great time and I'm really jealous! Hope you are getting my letters (4 so far). All OK here. Can't wait to hear all about it. Missing you! Dad xxxxx