A container came from the U.S. with donated supplies, which costs at least a few thousand dollars to ship across the ocean. So, you would THINK that it would make sense to ship things that would actually be helpful and beneficial to the people who you are sending it to, who are picking it up, and paying the steep taxes for, but...
The other day the school secretary comes in to the staff room and places a pair of pink, LA Dodgers, fuzzy slippers next to me. What's this?
She says it's from a donation and each female teacher received a pair. At first I was surprised they included me...then, I figured they must have gotten so many pairs of slippers they didn't know what to do with them.
I mean...pink, fuzzy slippers...in Uganda...where it's constantly HOT, and dusty throughout the year. Come on, even during rainy season, it's HOT!
Then, I stopped by the library...there were boxes and boxes piled up all around. Several workers were sifting through the boxes to divide the supplies. Although, some of the supplies had them stumped. They asked me, What's this? What do you use this for?
There were totally random things like luggage tags and orange construction paper...there were totally useless things like Thomas Guides for Los Angeles and 2008 calendars... and then the things we Americans think are nice, like an electric stapler, but the Ugandans don't know what they are at first and then probably think are impractical because electricity is expensive, if it isn't out.
Many of the supplies had me questioning...Seriously? Seriously?!
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