Neema Crafts steps in to help unlucky Kasim

After an amazing weekend in the spectacular Ruaha National Park with four others from Iringa, I was rapidly brought back to reality on Monday. Kasim - one of the solar entrepreneurs from Neema Crafts- had been in an accident on his way home from work on Friday. His specially made bike was written off and he had spent two nights in hospital. A drunk-driver had hit Kasim whilst he was waiting at a junction.

One of the great things about Neema Crafts is the support it gives its employees. First thing yesterday I tagged along with Destory, one of the managers at Neema, to meet Kasim at the police station. He was there to file a report on what had happened. The photo below shows people standing around the bike wondering what to do.

Destory (left). Kasim is seen sitting on the floor behind his bike.

Thankfully, Kasim is okay. We hope the driver will agree to pay for a new bike, though this will take time. If he doesn't agree it will take even longer and we would have to take him to court.

We are continuing working in the solar workshop. SolarAid Tanzania's manager Mason is here this week. I'm very excited as I will have the opportunity to visit some of the schools selected for macro-solar installations. These will certainly take me off the beaten track!

More from me soon,
Helen
(Scottish and Southern Energy volunteer for SolarAid)