Xai-Xai
September 10 2006
A lightning trip 200KMs north of Maputo
to see the SAT project in Gaza Province's Capital
Typical village on the banks of the Limpopo River: it's easy to see why the area is so vulnerable to floods
This is not even at high water level....
On the bridge over the River Limpopo
A Typical "cane hut" This would be one room of a multi-hut family compound.
Xai-Xai is a small, quiet, clean town
And the band plays on
Heather's first business was a meeting with Town Councillors.....
...followed by lunch
The afternoon 's business was a visit to the Feild office of the small Lado-Lado organisation
Lado-Lado means side by side, implying partnership
Some of the volunteer "Activistas" (community workers)
Lado Lado
Community leaders and Lado Lado Trainers
Discussing the meeting outside the Lado lado office
Followed by a short visit to a Rural area to see actual conditions.
Typical rural conditions in Xai-Xai district.