Working day four
1月11日, エルサルバドル ⋅ ☀️ 30 °CThe team was still reduced, but since the work must go on, the remaining five plus a local helper were split in two teams. My team went back to San Pedro where we had spent a sightseeing day, whileもっと詳しく
The team was still reduced, but since the work must go on, the remaining five plus a local helper were split in two teams. My team went back to San Pedro where we had spent a sightseeing day, whileもっと詳しく
With almost the full capacity, the team worked in the village of La Paz. Again a very poor environment, the inspection of the lavatory kept us stunned… The clients were brought by truck-buses andもっと詳しく
Sunday we had a day off. While the majority of the team went on a trip to lake Ilopango, Yvonne and I decided to stay home. Doing some housekeeping, reading, enjoying the pool.
In the afternoon weもっと詳しく
We worked only half a day in San Antonio at a health center which was located a bit at the periphery so that the clients mostly came by „bus“. Beside the work routine, we saw some animals. Itもっと詳しく
After one week, packing the boxes with the glasses, setting up the tables for the opticians and the assistants has become a routine. The recipients of the glasses are seated and registered by theもっと詳しく
In Santa Ana we were again positioned in the open at the Libertad Park. It was very hot, but fortunately the local organizers had put up big parasols so that we could operate in the shade. At the endもっと詳しく
Our work in Delgado was organized by members of the political party Nuevas Ideas which had been founded by the president Bukele back in 2017. Since there will be elections soon, propaganda materialもっと詳しく
In the evening, the ambassador took us on a walk through the center of San Salvador. Next to the Palace and the cathedral was the main attraction the recently opened National Library. An impressiveもっと詳しく
Since we were split into two teams, the morning started with evenly parting the glasses. Our team went to Santa Tecla where not only people were waiting for glasses, but also for medical help (whichもっと詳しく
Another surprise was waiting for us in Arce, the hometown of the ambassador: before we started our work, first the national anthem of Sweden was played, and then the whole crowd sang the anthem of Elもっと詳しく