For quite some time, the Bangladeshi battalion in Bunia have been playing volleyboll against a team of university students. On one of these occasions, maybe at the Journée International des Casuqes Blues, the MONUC Head of Office saw them.She, yes I am indeed very happy we have a female Head of Office - just think of the signal that sends, was struck by the fact that many of the students were playing barefoot.
Thus, she decided MONUC would do something about it.Thus, the students were asked to organise a ceremony during which they would be given equipment for the whole team. I don't know if the court is part of the project but anyway, the first of August was chosen for the occasion, Parents Day.
After two 15 minutes halves, the score was 45 - 45, was it arranged? And then the gifts, 16 pairs of shoes, t-shirts, socks and gloves.
Maybe MONUC is no longer doing what it set out to do in this country,
but it is the little things like this that gives something back to the people of the Congo and makes it all worth it!
