They were dancing

In the street, well almost. They were really dancing in the garden, in the women's support group garden. They were hesitant to return for this dry season's gardening cycle. They had a good reason not to because of the disappearing funds from last year's garden. That was a problem. How to rebuild their trust? The only idea was to privatize, yep, privatize. What happened was they would sell, put the money together collectively and who knows where it went. The actual reason or purpose for the garden is to provide a healthy diet to help boost their immune systems. The only way I could think of to get this going again was to eliminate the collective side of it. The idea now it is their private plots in which they can control it as they see fit. From the work to the consumption to the selling. It is their call. It also eliminates money doing a disappearing act. Because there isn't any laying around. I am thinking that it's goal is for the betterment of each woman in the group, first and foremost. If the individual is strong, so will the group be. The reality is that the concept of building in a group way, will not work here at the moment for lack of trust and rightfully so. But in the back of my mind in time we may be able to slowly build some confidence back. Either way it is good. The group is functioning again. You can see how they reacted to the privitazation idea. They started dancing and singing, so I am guessing they liked the idea. It looks like a new beginning. We just have to make sure it doesn't end the same as last year. The typical challenge for a Peace Corps Volunteer.