Today was pretty cool. had a lot of great moments as we sat together with the students and talked about the year gone by and the future. They had some concerns about wage increases, medical coverage, supply problems and electr4ical problems. And it would be a shame if I didn't mention that some of them want an extra chipati for breakfast, fancier lunches and travel money. Of course all of this would be possible if they made more guitars!
We decided that our biggest challenge is electricity. We need another diesel generator to run the power in the climate room so that our production won't be interrupted by power outages. So I made them a deal. Whatever they can raise locally towards that, we will match 2:1. You ought to have seen them come up with ideas! They are going to throw a fundraising banquet for 300 people, build and sell a guitar for the event, and have lots of speeches. It was nice to see the entrepeneur in them come alive. It was beautiful.
Anyways, here's a pic of Chris, Josh and Alex having fun at the warehouse with a batch of new guitars. Incidently, we've now switched from Fedex to TNT couriers and thier African counterpart, and we're saving 50% on shipping from Uganda to Canada.
peace
jd
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