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Update from Usha

I met with Usha this morning, and we talked over the first cup of chai I've had in months. Her amazing daughter-in-law (also Usha) is a physicist and pretty darn good cook.

Usha told me the government did not come through on its promise to pay for two more vidya volunteers plus the Early Childhood Education Center teacher (preschool). Maybe this is just a delay, but I'm a bit worried.

I contacted our India partner, and she will work with our new mandal education officer, who is a terrific man and gentle soul: Chary! He worked as the number two at the district office, we talked daily. I don't have a picture of him, he was gone, but you can see the rest of the government officers in this photo album: http://picasaweb.google.com/leighanne/RangaReddySSAPersonnelApril2008

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