The White House

'It's full of the most important and special people in the world'...
Today we headed off to the White House.

The girls helped out with breakfast and lunch and chatted to some of the residents and gogos (grannies) who were there for the lunch club.

Helping out in the kitchen...

Katie and Tabitha serving up breakfast...


Today, there was no gas so the staff had to hunt for wood for a fire. We managed to negotiate with a neighbour to hand over some wood...

Feeding more than 80 people requires a big pot!...
 Lunch time for the grannies...

Mos and Esther watching one of the gogos hard at work with some beading (which she then sells at Woza Moya with Hillcrest AIDS Centre)...


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