I was so pleased to travel out to Kaberamaido recently with Jade and Harriet to make things official by signing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with both groups for which we are coordinating agriculture trainings. With all of the ceremony, you would have thought it was the president signing a bill into law! We had the leader of each group sign, along with the local agriculture expert who will be leading the training sessions, and a handful of other witnesses. Each person gave a little speech before signing, we had a special pen just for the signing, and I played the role of paparazzi, snapping photos of each one as they put pen to paper.
Each of the 20 participants (10 from the widows group, 10 Arrow Boys) are very excited and ready for the trainings to begin. We will provide 20 sessions total, as well as the seeds and other tools needed to plant. The participants themselves have provided the land for the gardens that they will plant, and each participant will return a significant portion (at least 1/4) of the harvest to his/her respective group. Through this, we hope and pray that the impact of our investment will spread far beyond these 20 individuals to reach others in their group and the community at large.
It was very exciting to get things moving forward on these projects, and we look forward to seeing things progress. The trainings, however, have not been able to begin now as planned, due to lack of rainfall and drought in Kaberamaido. This has also led to problems of food shortage and hunger in the area. Neighboring districts are facing famine, and the local news reports that about 40 people have died of starvation in these areas.
Please join us in praying for people suffering from hunger, for rain to fall on this dry land, and for each of the people who will participate in the trainings in Kaberamaido.
Our new Kaberamaido project facilitator, Harriet, adding her name
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