At Magega recently, the mains power has been a bit unreliable and the solar batteries (as our back up) died on us! What timing! But there is a fundi meme (electrician) who has done work for us before and he has the solar back up and running. Superb. Also, we decided to use the donation from Hersi Said (see previous news article 070124 New Year Celebrity) to cover the cost of the repair.

Back in March of last year, we prepared a talk for a Rainbow’s group and the adult leaders asked if mosquito nets act as ‘safety rails’ on the top bunks in our dormitories? In reality they do, but not as effectively as rails, although we have never had a child fall out! Busega District Council also noticed that we have no rails and our old bunks (known locally as double deckers) are getting rickety. Call Mr Deus, the man for all odd jobs. As a prototype, he combined the strengthening of a bunk, with adding a ladder, and safety rails. Genius, three birds with one stone! Now we’ll turn attention to the other eleven bunks! Repair and maintenance, it never ends, but safety comes first.