Of course, the only reason we were able to accept any new students for this school year is that we finally have a dormitory building thanks to the generosity of Honorable Nimrod Mkono, the Member of Parliament for our area, and the grants he has received from the Tanzania/Japan Counterpart Fund. Honorable Mkono had a small apartment type living quarters made for the Sisters at the end of the dormitory. It has a sitting room, two bedrooms, a very small kitchenette and a washroom. We needed to put some student beds in this area even while the Sisters were sleeping there without a ceiling and without the washroom being usable, as the construction of this area is being completed. [Sr Stephanie Blaszczynski CR]
When I arrived in Buturu, the last preparations were being made for the beginning of the new school year. Unfortunately, in spite of the efforts of the sisters, the new dormitories for the girls were not yet completed. Only a part of the building was covered with a roof. There was tin foil covering the remaining part. There was no electricity or water in the building.The bunk beds of the girls were set up tightly, one next to another in the dormitories and on the corridor -- in order to fit as many as possible under the roof. It was so tight everywhere that it was difficult to squeeze through from room to room.The girls were not frightened by the difficult living conditions. After a few days, the rest of the roof arrived and was installed. When the girls went to school, the workers did the concluding work in the dormitories.[Sr Dorota Zygmunt CR]
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