Celebration in Ngupa 2

 On Tuesday we had a chance to attend a community celebration in Ngupa.   Every six months communities in the Care For Life program have a celebration where families who have been completing goals receive wards.   Each group (health, garden, education, etc.) does a short skit, and their is plenty of general dancing. If you're wondering, yes, I got my groove on with the machamba mamas. :)  Then the rewards are passed out.   For most families this is two 50k bags of cement, which they will for building a latrine or improving their house.  It was quite a good time, and super exciting to see all the hard work of the community paying off--not just with the rewards, but seeing them becoming more and more self-reliant and confident in their own ability.

Fernando, the smartest 14-year-old I know (and the best dancer!)
translated from Sena to Portuguese for us

Families picking up their bags of cement (50 kilos or 100 pounds!).
  I saw people carrying them on their heads, on their bikes, I even saw a
group of kids dragging a bag back to their house!