By Nigel Sampson | HANDS AROUND THE WORLD Project Co-ordinator
As I sit here in Paul Ochieng’s office the workshop is a hive of activity and very, very noisy. The ear protectors that we bought are sat in the office beside me. Nelson, the husband of Emily our caretaker and also a carpenter, is using the planing machine to cut timber to the required width and then planing it smooth. Paluoc gets paid for this; Paul tells me it’s a bob a foot, that’s K1sh per foot (About 135 Kenyan shillings = £1).
Stephen and Kennedy, and another lad, David are working on the desk seats. Evans is keen to point out that David is a new lad and doesn’t come very often. His father has recently died, but Paul hopes that long term David will be a decent student. Bonaventure is hard at work making chairs...
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