May 9, 2014
Today is the final day of the Mentoring Project. The last group
of 140 Sinyea primary school students is on their way home after receiving
their certificates, story book, and a fine meal, followed by a presentation of
Peace Corps certificates to 30 Cuttington University students and members of
Wolekemah Women’s Organization, and ending with a cold soft drink at Dr. Nick’s.
One always hopes that your efforts have “sustainability”. I
think this one does. Numerous towns’ people have come to me wanting mentoring
to continue. The university students are meeting next week to try and determine
what to do next. Local schools are requesting story books after mentored
students bring their story books to class and want to read it to classmates. School officials want to meet with me, presumably to get books for their schools which lack any reading materials. This mentoring project is just a
pebble thrown into the educational lake of this beleaguered country, but maybe
the ripples will have ripples.
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| Lorpu Doloyuwah, President of Wolekemah Women's Organization |
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| Cuttington University student mentor, Ammens Walters |
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| Cuttington University students mentors |
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| Soft drinks at Dr. Nick's (Peace Corps grants do not permit alcohol) |
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