The new Muzungus in town

We arrived a week ago after an arduous journey from Slovenia through Venice and Doha. Our team includes Maja, the project coordinator from the Peace Institute and two volunteers – Indira and me, Nina. This is my second visit to the NWC, so I was prepared for what was in store.

Our work started the next day with a workshop for the local kids – the coloring books and crayons we brought were a hit, so soon the porch in front of the office was way too full. We had some success in teaching the children not to call us Muzung but instead use our names – now every time we walk down the street we hear them yelling Maja, Inga or Nina (or some variation of that).  

On Friday Indira and I held our first computer class with the ladies. Fortunately, we can use two computers – NWC’s and Indira’s laptop, so we can get more work done. We started the class by testing their knowledge of MS Word with basic exercises which they were able to complete, so our predecessors did good work. Our next task is making a presentation in PowerPoint, which is coming along nicely. The same group also attends our English class where we work mostly on conversation. Our first class was interesting – though timid at first the conversation quickly turned to dream jobs, marriage and even religion. In the coming weeks we will work mostly on conversation and real life situations, where the girls can utilize their knowledge of English.