Back in Misungwi

We returned back to the CARE offices this morning to continue working on graphs that we needed for our work later on at Misungwi Hospital. It took a little longer than expected to finish at CARE and before we even began the real work at Misungwi it was like 3 in the afternoon. When we eventually arrived at the hospital we were directed towards a small office where they keep the data that we need. It was a bit of a mess and as it turns out the exact data that we were looking for was no where to be found. We were there for a while and didn't accomplish as much as we wanted and Dr. G says as we go down to some of the lower levels of health facilities it will only get worse. Wow! I think the take home messages when visiting Africa are:
(1) In Africa 500 seconds= 1 minute (2) They do the best they can with the limited resources that they have.

Tonight we were also able to chat in depth for the first time with the lady that runs the Treehouse (where we are staying), Suzanne. She is originally from Canada but lived in South Africa for years. She is a retired grandmother but dreamed of starting a program in order to help street kids. With help from her daughter she started Streetwise Africa, in which her and a group of volunteers read to children that are living in the street here in Mwanza (also provide counseling). The funds from this hotel (more like a B&B) go toward the program. It is a very cool project!