Dr Gloves sends me a gift from Hong Kong – a
post-grad student from HKUST who attends his sociology classes, who “wants to
help Africa”. And apparently, my school fitted her remit.
Her name is Tanya and
she is prepared to pay her own way, work for free and even to bring out some
school resources too. For me, it is a no-brainer, but Boss is anxious that all
correct procedures are in place, which involves the school writing to the
Ethiopian Consulate in Hong Kong (situated in an Industrial Estate up a back
alleyway in Kowloon) requesting an acceptance of a 3 month business. Which they
do, although Tanya is only out for 3 weeks. Boss seems a little less troubled
as I suggest that she stay at Boss’s unregistered bed and breakfast for 200 Birr
a day.
Cheekily i request for a school handbell,
stickers and 100 boxes of coloured pencils to distribute around classes.
A scholarship student from the North East of
China, Tanya compares my school to her own primary school, and she thinks my
school is much better. She tells me of the inherent corruption in Chinese schools
where Heads and Class Teachers get rich by accepting bribes from “concerned”
parents, And the problem is escalating exponentially!
Tanya is as keen as mustard, and she gets
stuck in.
So pleased this has worked out!
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