Another Day

Today we decided to look for some alternate housing in Kabwe. It was not that pretty. Our house in Kapiri is now looking a lot more attractive. We hired some guards for the day and night from a security company. We did that the smart way by sending in our driver to get some quotes and he was actually able to negotiate a deal that would save us 100,000 Kwacha/month! I'm sure they would have elevated the prices a bit had I walked in and tried to set things up. I just hope they weren't disappointed when I walked in to sign the papers.

Marion and Jason spent about 3 hours in Kapiri Mposhi Hospital today and seemed to be pretty jazzed about what they saw. I noticed another WFP (World Food Program) truck load outside the Kapiri District Health Office. I wonder how often they are getting shipments, and I wonder where they are getting dispersed to.

I'm starting to really think about how we are going to get women into the rural clinics. Thoughts were to give out incentives for women coming in. The question is whether it is better to get the incentives (let's say a blanket) donated and just hand them out? Or would it be better to get a bunch of the local women involved in making the blankets, and they buying them back from them to give out. It would give a few jobs, some confidence, and maybe spread the word more if women in the communities were actually making whatever it is we would give out. But would that be too difficult logistically to get up and running right away? Would it be better to bring in outside resources and eventually shift to local women making things??

Thoughts??