Makho has been with YCI the longest of anyone here. Though there is no hierarchy, if there was a boss for Morogoro, he would be it. He does a lot of the behind-the-scenes work for all of our projects and communicates with the YCI country manager (in Zanzibar) who in turn communicates with the Toronto head office. Makho is also involved directly in a few of our programs, mostly the HIV/AIDS outreach (he has twice been an MC). He also takes care of many other volunteer issues, such as making sure our families are feeding us properly and not having us make wallets that need to be on the streets of Beijing by 10 am next Tuesday.
Godfrey deals with us volunteers more often and helps us coordinate with our local contacts when doing programs. He is directly involved in several of our programs and often acts as a translator. He also deals extensively with our homestay families and in particular has been very active in dealing with the police and helping me find information about my case. Godfrey is relatively new to YCI but plays a big role in working with the volunteers.
Gasto is a fellow volunteer but is from Morogoro. He is involved in many of our programs, often in very important roles. He teaches an English Class that Nicole and I assist with. He helps us teach our computer class (by translating and offering help to our students who are always asking questions). Gasto is also a key member of the drama group whose practices we attend once a week and who are a big part of all of our outreach presentations.
With the help of these three (and many others who help us out from time to time), we are able to complete the tasks we are asked to do. Without their help we’d be fish out of water. Beyond what I described, they help with any number of issues that we may have living and working in Morogoro.
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