The expedition has begun with the arrival of the advanced team of Volunteer Managers (VMs) on Tuesday. The advanced team of VMs are made up on John and Doug in Logistics, Laura & Charlotte, part of our medic team and me (Polly) in Comms. Who have come out here to join Del, the Deputy Progamme Manager who arrived last Wednesday and the Raleigh permanent staff team; Mark (Country Director), Anna (Country Programme Manager), Deepak (Facilities Manager), Vijay (Host Country Venturer Co-ordinator) plus the Raleigh drivers Manju, Sixty and Prashanth.
Bleary eyed from the overnight flight they were picked up from Banglaore airport by Prashanth and taken on the four hour journey to Field Base in Mysore. The permanent staff were waiting to welcome us to Field Base and our home for the next three months.Over the next week the advanced team will get to know their project areas and get started on the preparations ahead of the rest of the Volunteer managers arrival next Monday before the big influx of Ventueers two weeks after that.
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| Jet lag gets the better of Charlotte |
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| John and Doug welcome you to their new home - the Logs Store |
For now we’ll carry on starting to settle in but check back soon for the next blog entry when I'll introduce you properly to the Advanced team of VMs.
Polly x
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