Monday 11th April
Today I sat down with Mohammed (the finance worker for the school) to start work. He was joined by a group of keen students - mostly ex-Educaid pupils who were now studying finance or accounting at college and who could feature in Mohammed's succession planning or share his work. The location for our work was the library, which is a pleasant environment.
Mohammed asked me whether I would prefer to work in the library because I might find his office an unpleasant environment because it's dark, hot and close to the toilets. Then I found out that this was also his room! When I asked him how he felt about living in this environment, he just laughed. In his general attitude and dedication to his work I see something that I've seen among many people at Educaid and among the finest of the charities that I've been involved with: love for the organisation. I hope I can do them justice.
The first day seems to have gone well. When I talk to them about financial management, I continually ask probing questions to see whether they are understanding what I am saying and whether they are able to come up with applications and practical examples to illustrate the points I am making. They are refreshingly good at engaging with these discussions, and my hunch is that their keen minds have been prepared with a fine Educaid education.
Today I sat down with Mohammed (the finance worker for the school) to start work. He was joined by a group of keen students - mostly ex-Educaid pupils who were now studying finance or accounting at college and who could feature in Mohammed's succession planning or share his work. The location for our work was the library, which is a pleasant environment.
Mohammed asked me whether I would prefer to work in the library because I might find his office an unpleasant environment because it's dark, hot and close to the toilets. Then I found out that this was also his room! When I asked him how he felt about living in this environment, he just laughed. In his general attitude and dedication to his work I see something that I've seen among many people at Educaid and among the finest of the charities that I've been involved with: love for the organisation. I hope I can do them justice.
The first day seems to have gone well. When I talk to them about financial management, I continually ask probing questions to see whether they are understanding what I am saying and whether they are able to come up with applications and practical examples to illustrate the points I am making. They are refreshingly good at engaging with these discussions, and my hunch is that their keen minds have been prepared with a fine Educaid education.
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