Our visit to Makundula wasn’t quite as joyous because 2 Gogos had died over the weekend and their mourning is extensive — you gotta get ’em in the ground within 48 hours as there is no embalming.
We did see the pre-school where we read and sang. We left our goodies to be given another day.
Then we thoroughly enjoyed sitting thru a “Why Wait” class taught at Mponda School (1050 kids thru 8th grade). The 70 kids in this class actively participated with Isabel about being special and waiting to give yourself to one person. There was singing and dancing and even with 3 to a desk, they were so well behaved. The boys got pencils and the teenage girls got panties (several went right to the bathroom to put them on under their required uniforms). We Have learned that many drop out due to lack of a pencil or no underwear. REALLY.
Tags: gogo grandmothers, isabel, makundula, mponda school, zomba
That is awesome that they are trying to teach such a tough topic! And it is sad to hear about the reason for drop out…our children don’t know how lucky they have it…..
Where do I send pencils and more underwear?