More on my work here

Hey everybody! It’s the weekend so that means internet finally!
2 weeks in and work has picked up which is exciting. I now have a pretty clear idea of what I’m going to be working on this summer but although 2 months seems like a ton of time, it takes a LONG time to accomplish things here so I don’t want to get too set on anything. Here’s an overview:
KWDT has built rain water tanks for 7 schools in the area so the kids don’t have to spend time collecting dirty water from Lake Victoria during the day when they could be learning. 5 of those schools are within walking distance, so I’m focusing on them and basically following up on their progress regarding sanitation and hygiene (so that its not just like we built them a tank and then pretend that everything else is fine). So far I’ve met with all the schools at least once to introduce myself and now for the rest of the summer I’ll be going back weekly to do hygiene workshops, sanitation education, and help construct additional facilities like tippy taps (a makeshift handwashing station) and trash cans in every classroom. I’m also hoping to finish what the Peace Corps volunteer here was in the process of doing before she left, which is set up school health committees at each school (made up of teachers and students) that are in charge of monitoring sanitation and hygiene issues at the school after I leave so that its hopefully sustainable. I’m really excited about working on all of this, I’m hoping its feasible since all of the school administrators speak English but it will still be a challenge that will quickly fill up my remaining time here.
In the past 2 weeks we’ve also been going out into the field with the other employees some days just to see what other kinds of work the organization does…we’ve met a lot of the women members, seen the fish ponds that their building, checked in with some of the wells and ecosan toilets, etc. Its just frustrating because the group does SO much and if I just spoke the language I could be a lot more useful!