Welcome back to the TN blog!
After our thorough planning, it was a relief
to get stuck in and put our plans into action - ahead of schedule (note the
competitive spirit!). On Monday the team got a taste of the catering service.
So, donning the ultra-swanky TN ‘service traiteur’ uniform (below), Rumbie and
Jordy embarked on their first catering expedition – afternoon tea for a local
organization. The frequent catering requests kept the team occupied throughout
the week, meaning good business for TN and opportunities to raise the
cooperative’s profile, hopefully leading to future business as well. We all
alternated on the catering front, so everyone had a chance to wear those cute
hats!
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The TN girls getting their catering spirit on |
We encountered our first torrential
rainstorm whilst at work this week. Whilst it kept us nice and cool inside, and
made for an interesting background sound to work to, it also temporarily
curtailed our catering plans.
Catering aside, most of the international
volunteers’ time was spent writing letters to our local rotary clubs, in order
to raise funds. Rumbie made inroads into online travel sites, managing to set
up a profile for TN on TripAdvisor and WikiTravel, whilst Salman focused on
uploading the rest of the bronze products onto the website. Jordy and Esther
worked on figuring out a way to ship an order to Togo, and Achille and Francis
wrote up a reference letter to take to prospective funding partners in preparation
for next week.
Meanwhile, we carried on with our Mooré and
French lessons at the IS office after work, and ended the week by putting our
lessons to use in the local market, much to the amusement of the locals!
Other than that, we’ve been busy making our
presence felt on Facebook and Twitter, and last but not least, consuming
delicious lunches at the newly opened TN kiosk.
That’s our sweep of the week - thanks for
reading and stay tuned!
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