Serious work & Midterm review

Despite the feeling, what all the excursions and community days might give...we have come here to do pro bono work. That means in IBM terms; to deliver. This week is short but demanding, mid term review is ahead. The final report needs to get all the input we have received from the various interviews conducted with the Kenyan citizen with various background. Also the final report presentation prepared.

Thursday we presented our midterm report to the stakeholders. Luckily we managed to agree to present to one of the stakeholders via phone instead of traveling to Nairobi. Not that I like presenting via phone so much, but traveling from Nakuru to Nairobi is always a full day trip...which means one day worth of good work lost. We went to present in person to the IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) in Nakuru. Presenting happened by us sharing the computer screen with their representatives. They don't have a beamer or flip chart in their offices. It was a good session. We got confirmation that we were totally on the right track. Big part of our report, findings and recommendation, is away from the mainstream and more to the change management direction. It was great to get confirmation for that.
Later on, on the phone, we presented the mid term review to ICT board stakeholder. He also confirmed that we are on the right track.

Tuesday through Thursday lot got done and midterm report got support from client. We are spot on the track, wuhhhuuuu!

When working hard, one needs to ensure proper nutrition....
Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity. ~Voltaire

On top of that our Italian colleague, Luigi, who loves good food and wine...took over the hotel kitchen again and cooked us some pasta. It was absolutely delicious. He taught at the same the local chef how to cook pasta in the proper Italian way. Thanks to Luigi, Sugandha who is vegetarian...has gotten at least few times excellent food here. Kenya and vegetarian eating are bit like an oxymoron.

Now a weekend break in Maasai Mara and then the final push.