Today we completed our third visit to Bwiri. This time instead of the nice SUV that we had the last two days, we got a land cruiser from the 70s. When you open the back door to get in, there are just two benches with no seat belts and a metal floor. It was quite an interesting off-roading adventure today, I felt like I was on a safari. In Bwiri, we saw a good number of households. I chose a bad day to wear a white skirt and flip flops. We ended up doing some hiking, passing through corn fields, and minor rock climbing to get to some remote houses in Bwiri. There is still a great need for nets in Bwiri. In the other village we surveyed called Yakina, nearly everyone had mosquito nets and were educated on the basics of how malaria is transmitted through mosquitoes. In Bwiri, the majority of people did not have even a single net. They also had different ideas of how malaria is spread: cold wind, water, person-to-person, etc. Melody and I would love to provide more free nets since its one of the most effective and affordable ways to prevent malaria, a major killer of kids under the age of 5. If you would generously consider donating, please Paypal my e-mail sunkissedsteph@gmail.com and we will use the money to buy nets here to give out to Bwiri.
When we got home, Melody and I also baked an oatmeal cake from scratch for Pili’s birthday, she’s our translator that is turning 21. Tanzanians don't really celebrate birthdays and when they do, they slaughter a goat. Haha fun fact of the day.
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