My work schedule

Photos from my first week are at the end

Mon 6 Feb First working day. Starting to design the church garden at Gasharu.

Tues-Thus 7-9 Working with Rachel:
Tues - reports and project proposals;
Weds - visits to Gaudence's garden and the church kitchen garden at Gahanga;
Thurs - looking at plants and prices for Gasharu garden, buying seeds, searching out rags to for making stuffing for insulated cooking baskets.

Fri 10 Visit to Antoine's farm in Eastern Province; informal conversation about future of Growing Together

Sat 11 Wedding of Julienne, member of Friends Peace House staff

Sunday Free

Mon-Tues 13-14 Introductory workshop with church women at Remera (w Rachel)

Weds-Thurs 15-16 Ditto at Gitarama

Friday 17 Further work at Gasharu garden – making a ground plan

Saturday – Sunday Free

Mon- Weds 20-22 Return to church women at Mutura (w Alphonse)

Thurs 23 Free in Ruhengeri

Fri-Sat 24-25 Return to church women at Burera (w Antoine); visit Kidaho and Rugarama schools in afternoons

Sun 26 Free

Mon-Thurs Feb 27- Mar 1 Introd workshop at Muvumba Church + 4-5 hrs travel each way (w Augustin)

Fr -Sun 2-4 To Byumba. Weekend w Dorothy (VSO) and meet Rachel's youth group

Mon-Weds 5-7 To Gisenyi for Growing Together with new group of Batwa (w Theoneste)

Thurs 8 Follow up as required

Friday 9 Planting at Gasharu

Sat 10 Evaluation and planning

Sun 11 Leave for home in the evening



The crop of lettuce at Gahanga church garden, gone to seed for want of consumers


The pastor at Gahanga is delighted that the gardening project has put his church on the local map and won praise from local officials. Rachel and Gaudence are taking home some spinach beet.


Antoine washes his hands in the smart restaurant run by a Kigali catering college. Pity about the loo.


Nutrutional supplement for the four cows is unloaded from Antoine's car...


...and carrots loaded for bringing back to town. In the background is the new hen house, where up to a dozen free-range hens spend the nights


At Saturday's wedding, the bridal parties assemble between 3 marquees in a neighbour's garden for the dowry ceremony