Bon Année!!! The New Year is a time of change, a time when we make resolutions and often stray from those optimistic intentions. The community in Kandale has remained resolute and continues to nurture the progress that has been made these past several years. The vegetable garden is maintained, the flour grinder continues to process grains, saplings emerge in the wild area, teachers prepare new lessons, students clamor for new ideas and stay in practice for the next soccer match
By the time this Communiqué goes out, Colette will have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This visit will be an extended one with many trips to Kandale.
In keeping with the New Year's resolutions of the REVE Kandale Foundation, Colette’s first order of business will be to transport the new solar powered water pump to Kandale. The pump arrived in the Kinshasa airport on Thursday and Colette is presently coordinating the on site construction with a variety of individuals.
The rainy season is waning and the people of Kandale are collecting stones to house the new pump. It is a labor of love, not unlike the line in “Field of Dreams”,” If you build it they will come.” The pile is a symbol of optimism. Everyone remembers the thrill of seeing water gushing from the ground last spring when the pump was first installed.
In the months ahead the Communiqué will continue to keep you informed of the progress being made with many brilliant photos, of course.
