Today MaryAnne and I met with Dara again bright and early to piece together the boxes that each child will receive at the honors ceremony tomorrow. Out of the 530 total students at the five schools, 255 students who have received high honors will be attending the ceremony tomorrow. In each box that we put together there is a small towel, a bar of soap, a pencil case, and a correction pen. 75 of the students have perfect attendance and 20 are named as “Outstanding Students” for their high test scores.. In addition to the gift boxes, these students will receive $3 each and their parents will receive a 25 pound bag of rice for their child’s accomplishment. These incentives are very important because it encourages the children to go to school each day and try their very best. The number of students with perfect attendance nearly doubled from last year. Dara, MaryAnne, and I had a lot of fun packaging these boxes and completing final preparations for tomorrow.
This afternoon I went to a store called Peace Handcrafts. This small shop was special because it provides training and employment opportunity to disabled artisans and the underprivileged, especially women, to earn a living and improve their living condition. MaryAnne and I purchased a few small souvenirs to support their cause.
Back at the hotel, we finished the gift bags for the teachers and for the Girl Guide leaders. I am going to try to get to bed a bit earlier tonight because we leave here tomorrow at 6 am and the next three days are very busy… I can’t wait!
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