This week is the end of term for our Primary and Junior Secondary School students; it is also the end of the school year. There have been exams and a graduation for those moving to Senior Secondary School. A time of celebration and anticipation; a time for the children to relax and return home to their guardians.

It is also time for the maize harvest in this rural area. After months of backbreaking work, it is time to reap the rewards. Alas, that will not be the case this year. Due to drought over the last months, the harvest is poor and for those whose smallholdings provide the family with income and food, this could mean difficult days ahead.

However, despite their own difficulties, each of the farmers who donate food for the children to take home in the holiday, has given something. We were able to send the children home with bananas, pawpaw, kale and a little maize. These farmers (all ladies) have shown a generosity of spirit which is truly humbling.

The picture shows the farmers’ gifts arriving on the back of a bike.