Every four months, bulk food, and other supplies, are bought in Mwanza city and sent by lorry to the Children’s Centre at Mayega. A seventy mile journey east along the southern shores of Lake Victoria. The road is tarred, as it leads to the Serengeti and the Kenyan border, but is sometimes in poor condition.

This time the lorry carried a cupboard and desk from the Busega Scotland office in Mwanza. The office will close at the end of June when our base of operations will be at the Centre. The cost effectiveness of bulk purchases from the city will be reassessed, and, if we make a change, it would in a small way help boost the rural economy of Busega district. Something we would like to do.

Our Mwanza wholesaler, Mama Luce, would lose out on some trade but it’s a very busy shop. She is kind to the Mayega children, invariably sending gifts of sodas and sweets. We are also very good customers!