Category Archives: Bukumbi Diary

Last weekend an art and craft exhibition was held in a local hotel and Bridge2Aid had the opportunity to sell the jewelry and sewing items made by the income generation groups at Bukumbi.  People were amazed at the skills of … Continue reading →

In the last two weeks, two of the elderly gentlemen have passed away.  When any community member dies there follows a period of three days of mourning, a time for friends to reflect on the passing and provide support to … Continue reading →

It is always a privilege to take people to Bukumbi to meet the community, Dr David Barke took a morning off his locum work at Hope Dental Centre and came with us and was an instant hit with the children … Continue reading →

When I first visited Bukumbi in 1998 I remember being overwhelmed by the cloud of despair that hung over the centre after years of neglect. At the time it was difficult to know where to start to address the issues … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my last day at Bukumbi for a while as I am going on Maternity leave.  It was a good day to finish on, showing the DVPers around the centre and watching them with the community and children. The … Continue reading →

Yesterday it was our pleasure to show Lord and Lady McColl, Caroline Havers (an advisor) and Alan Frampton (Chair of Trustees) around Bukumbi Care Centre. The aim was to see the developments at the centre and to meet the people from the community. … Continue reading →

We visited the local secondary school where Jackson, Jackline, Karoli and Kabula are studying. They are all happy and seem to be enjoying school. We still need to work on their confidence as they were shy when chatting to me, … Continue reading →

Last week Kibibi and I set off on our journey to Kahunda, a small lake-side village, around 4 hours west of Mwanza. Our purpose was to visit Lameki, William, Abel and Ashfak from Bukumbi, who are currently being sponsored by … Continue reading →

Mussa accompanied us to Bukumbi today and was kept busy helping the sewing group refine their work.  He worked with my dad to repair one of the machines and the group cheered when it was fixed. We give Mussa a … Continue reading →

On Monday evening I received phone calls from a panicked friend of Vumi who didn’t know what to do because Vumi was in so much pain. After many phone calls we managed to ensure that she was taken to Bukumbi … Continue reading →