Such is Africa

A whiteboard was mounted in one of our computer labs. I was sceptical from the beginning, but, of course, no black board means no chalk means no dust means healthier computers. Soon after the board was mounted on the wall, permanent pens were used. Carelessly, not wilfully.

But this is Africa and there is always a solution. Our people used fuel from the motorcycle that is standing in the courtyard. Nobody was blamed. The smell in the lab was enormous but the whiteboard was clean. Africa is not necessarily healthy, but it works.