Friday morning we visited another SKS village and observed a center meeting. The women gathered in a circle in the courtyard in front of the village school. On the outside wall of the school was a rather inaccurate painted map of the world which turned out to be a useful prop when we introduced ourselves. Afterward, we walked around the village and met some of the borrowers, who mainly were involved in raising animals. Later we returned to the SKS branch and received a warm farewell from the very friendly SKS staff.

That night we had a farewell dinner with some of the SHARE staff, who arrived an hour and a half late. Bob informed us that this was normal in this part of the world, and was not intended to be rude or to give offense. It must be difficult to plan anything with any certainty here! As the Grameen Connections phase of my trip ended, I said goodbye to Bob and Fiona. I would see Alex and Barb - as well as many of the ASA, SHARE and SKS staff - at the Micro-Credit Summit in Dhaka, Bangladesh which was my next stop.