Global Poverty Monitor

Will then asked the District Administrator what three things he would like to achieve in the next 5 years. After considering the question for a moment, the District Administrator said that he would like to achieve greater food security for the people; increase access to school for all school-age people; and the further the prevention of sickness, including sending prevention messages about HIV/AIDS.

There is only one secondary school in the district. In Chitima town there us a school with a night shift which teaches secondary school. While this is a great and innovative idea, it does mean that there are some children who work all day in the fields and then go to school at night time. There was a request in 2004 for another secondary school, but this request has not been approved as yet. There are around 400 students out of school because there are not enough places in the night school.

While the meeting was very long (due to the constant yet necessary translating) and uncomfortable with so many people in very hard seats in a small room, I also found it to be very useful, in that it clarified a lot of points for me, and it explained the point of view of the government, who is interested in the same development ideas of World Vision but is a completely separate entity.