Women's Development Centre

We have visited the Women’s Development Centre on a few occasions.  The women here, several widows give their time freely to assist the orphans and need children within the community.  Any donations they receive are used for sewing uniforms, providing food at the Centre or basic provisions and blankets for the home. I was delighted to be able to give them a box of clothes and other materials which were shipped by container - thank you to everyone for their donation, much appreciated.

 

We enjoy our visits to the Centre.  The ladies provide a special meal to celebrate Mother’s Day here.  The meal consisted of meat, nsima, greens and rice.  Tom and I helped distribute the food.  It is always a worrying time for us.  Will there be enough food to go round?  Everyone enjoys the treat.

Just like children in Scotland, we have fun playing games.  We recognise some of the things we left on previous visits eg skittles.  It is great to hear the children laughing.  They were very pleased with the Frisbees and had great entertainment watching Tom and Paul successfully retrieve a frisbee from the roof. The children were delighted to receive the brand new football, balloons an other toys. Several of the girls were trying to assist me in learning Chitimbuka, the local language.  I have a lot to learn.

I am astounded at the work the girls do here; carrying logs, chopping wood, preparing food, carrying heavy buckets, assisting with the handwashing, dish washing ect. The work here is so demanding.

 

Tom bought beautiful material at the Tanzanian market in town.  Mr January, the tailor who trains the widows in sewing measured up and made Tom’s African shirt in a very short time.  Tom was delighted with the result