Comments on: Wire tailed swallows http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/ Tales from the front line of our work to eradicate poverty worldwide. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin Leach http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-18874 Martin Leach Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:55:43 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-18874 Hi James, Roland, Rob, Will and Barbara, Many thanks for your comments; glad you are enjoying the blog. Keep reading as there is more to come especially round the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide over the next two weeks. DFID cut a short video talking to survivors, which will be really worth viewing when it goes live in a few days. Will - This place is so clean and neat. Once a month on a Saturday morning everyone does 'Umuganda' (see: http://www.voicesfromrwanda.org/files/news36-1.doc) where all the people go and do a bit of community service such as cleaning the street in front of the house. It would be good for Hurstpierpoint. Roland: it cannot be true, I always have had this slim, svelte appearance and I have not lost any weight! But great to hear about The Chars Livelihoods Programme; I remember the dark days of 2003 when I really wasn't sure it would get off the ground. And now you will no doubt of helped literally hundreds of thousands of poor Bangladeshis to improve their lives. Well done. Hi James, Roland, Rob, Will and Barbara,

Many thanks for your comments; glad you are enjoying the blog. Keep reading as there is more to come especially round the 15th Anniversary of the Genocide over the next two weeks. DFID cut a short video talking to survivors, which will be really worth viewing when it goes live in a few days.

Will - This place is so clean and neat. Once a month on a Saturday morning everyone does 'Umuganda' (see: http://www.voicesfromrwanda.org/files/news36-1.doc) where all the people go and do a bit of community service such as cleaning the street in front of the house. It would be good for Hurstpierpoint.

Roland: it cannot be true, I always have had this slim, svelte appearance and I have not lost any weight! But great to hear about The Chars Livelihoods Programme; I remember the dark days of 2003 when I really wasn't sure it would get off the ground. And now you will no doubt of helped literally hundreds of thousands of poor Bangladeshis to improve their lives. Well done.

]]> By: James di Castiglione http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-17625 James di Castiglione Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:34 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-17625 Hi Martin, Hope you are well - loving the blog, really great to hear what's going on, and definitely to hear that the bike has arrived safely!! Was round at yours the other afternoon planning for Pass it On with Juliet - and everything is in good shape...! We miss you here, lots of love from the di Cas' Hi Martin,
Hope you are well - loving the blog, really great to hear what's going on, and definitely to hear that the bike has arrived safely!!

Was round at yours the other afternoon planning for Pass it On with Juliet - and everything is in good shape...!

We miss you here, lots of love from the di Cas'

]]> By: Roland Hodson http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-17382 Roland Hodson Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:15:56 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-17382 Martin, We just learned about the DFID blogs in Bogra and I was delighted to see news of you. If anything you look even thinner than when last seen here in Bogra. I just looked at our photo board, where you still have a place of honour, to check. You'll be pleased to know we are very near to spending all the money you gave us and even more important achieving almost everything in our logframe. I don't think it gets much better than that in development so I am checking out on a high note. Thanks again for having confidence in us despite a very slow start. I was really pleased to hear that you are encouraged by progress in Rwanda. That certainly couldn't have been said when I was last there but that was a long time ago. Keep up the good work. Roland Hodson (CLP-Bangladesh) Martin,
We just learned about the DFID blogs in Bogra and I was delighted to see news of you. If anything you look even thinner than when last seen here in Bogra. I just looked at our photo board, where you still have a place of honour, to check. You'll be pleased to know we are very near to spending all the money you gave us and even more important achieving almost everything in our logframe. I don't think it gets much better than that in development so I am checking out on a high note. Thanks again for having confidence in us despite a very slow start.

I was really pleased to hear that you are encouraged by progress in Rwanda. That certainly couldn't have been said when I was last there but that was a long time ago.

Keep up the good work. Roland Hodson (CLP-Bangladesh)

]]> By: Rob Glew http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-17098 Rob Glew Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:44:44 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-17098 Good to hear you have safely arrived Martin. Just caught up with your other blogs. The Land of a Thousand Hill's photo makes it look a beautiful place. After which, seeing the genocide memorial photo's is a salutory reminder of the past. Good to know you are part of a team committed to making a difference. Bless you and the Lord protect you out there. We are missing you on the week 1 welcome team! Rob Good to hear you have safely arrived Martin. Just caught up with your other blogs. The Land of a Thousand Hill's photo makes it look a beautiful place. After which, seeing the genocide memorial photo's is a salutory reminder of the past. Good to know you are part of a team committed to making a difference. Bless you and the Lord protect you out there. We are missing you on the week 1 welcome team! Rob

]]> By: will Kemp http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-16994 will Kemp Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:41:53 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-16994 Great to get your news Martin, I'm glad your stuff arrived safely. Sounds like lots of amazing work going on over there - you seem impressed with the government, at least their plastic bag policy anyway! Good stuff. I am going to try the new non work email see if it is working - there is lots going on at The Point to fill you in on! Peace, Will K Great to get your news Martin, I'm glad your stuff arrived safely. Sounds like lots of amazing work going on over there - you seem impressed with the government, at least their plastic bag policy anyway! Good stuff. I am going to try the new non work email see if it is working - there is lots going on at The Point to fill you in on! Peace, Will K

]]> By: Barbara Murray http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/03/wire-tailed-swallows/comment-page-1/#comment-16849 Barbara Murray Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:20:17 +0000 http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/?p=1537#comment-16849 Really enjoyed reading your blogs and learning a little bit more about Rwanda. We had lunch with your lovely family on Sunday and enjoyed it very much. What a talented lot they are! Be blessed in you're doing there. Lots of love Barb M xx Really enjoyed reading your blogs and learning a little bit more about Rwanda. We had lunch with your lovely family on Sunday and enjoyed it very much. What a talented lot they are! Be blessed in you're doing there. Lots of love Barb M xx

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