A short update

P-a-t-i-e-n-c-e… A must in Tanzania. By now we are still waiting for
the green light from the District Coordinator to begin Bongodox. None
the less, I presented the Bongodox idea for the members of Kumbe (the
local NGO at Bongo Camping) this weekend. A moment I had been waiting
for since I arrived. And what a reveal – everyone was happy about the
idea and wanted to take part in the project. Some important questions
came up, such as: “How’s the budget?” and “What do we do, if people in
the villages ask us for medicine for the HIV-infected?” Questions that
we need to find the answers for along the way.

The financial situation is even more important than I thought it would be.
Even though the project group will work as volunteers, there are plenty of
things to be taken care of. Equipment, food, transport… No one here can
afford extra spending, that’s for sure. So we cross our fingers for the fundraising going on in Denmark.

It’s obvious that our project can’t save Africa from HIV/AIDS, but as they say in Tanzania: “Hapa na hapa, hujaza kibaba” (Little strokes fell great oaks). If this can make just a minor change, it’s worth all the blood, sweat and tears.