Great progress made on the painting front.
two highlights of the day for me today,
1. was a visit to one of the houses in the slum whilst on walk about. Made to feel so welcome, we were given Chai ( tea ) despite an awful water shortage which means often having to wait for hours for the tanker to turn up. The water table is so low that it cannot be accessed by means of taps etc. During the visit, the lady of the house handed me her mobile phone & said its for you !
I said " Namaste " ( hello ) , a voice on the other end said I was in his house !! . It was her husband telling us that he wanted us to stay for lunch. He was at work & wouldnt be home to meet us . Incredible generosity.
2. Going to Ektar Vehar,the slum behind the Asha HQ. We met with the womens
& Childrens groups. We spent a great time there listening to what they do ,asking Q's & they in turn asking us about what its like in the UK & how the poor are helped. Challenging stuff .
They are a very empowered group & are a gtreat expample of how the Asha way of doings things work .
Ah well - short & sweet, of to get cleaned up . t c Alan x
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