Hi everyone, here is the second post about this year’s trip to Pakati schools. It follows up from https://friendsofpakati.com/2024/10/10/at-pakati-in-2024/
So what happened was this. We knew the IT goods were delayed, as reported on Tuesday while our handover event happened. I planned to return a week later to see if they had arrived during my planned holiday.
The goods were to be delivered to our friend Vari Mayez of VaTonatsa Foundation. Apparently she received a phone call early on Wednesday morning, telling her they arrived late on Tuesday!
So she went to pay the US$200 duty, and called me to see if I could go with her back to Pakati – as my plan for Wednesday had been cancelled the night becore, I said Yes of course! So off we went in her vehicle (see above picture) & drove there with everything loaded in the back.
On arrival, we were greeted by the Head of Pakati Secondary school, Mr Chizenya and other staff members.
They quickly organised to have the goods taken to the IT suite – formerly a classroom where I had taught Form 4 students – to be checked over.
Several of the staff came & helped us open every box to see what they contained….
…pretty soon the boxes were all open & the goods laid out on the tables…
…..some of the students came to see what we had brought for them…
…along with a delighted Mr Mahachi, Head of Pakati Primary school.
Mr Magabaza then set up one of the PCs to check all was ok, and it appeared that was the case👍
Success!
Friends of Pakati woul like to thank the following organisations for all their help in getting all the goods from North East Lincolnshire all the way to Pakati:
If you would like to help us contiune our wirk, please donate to http://paypal.me/friendsofpakati or http://gofundme.com/friends-of-pakati
THANK YOU!
It was fulfilling to be of service to deliver the computers. Seeing the faces of both Teachers and students light up when they received the computers was great.
Could not agree more Vari, it was wonderful as it has been each time we are at the schools