Each of the Branches in the District have a Helping Hands Day where the Branch coordinates with the community to do some service work. Our project was to clean two health facilities in the Walukuba area.
This a mom and her kids waiting for the clinic to open so she can take her little boy (below) to the doctor.
We had cleaning supplies, buckets and mops. I brought some rags and disinfectant but we mostly used just a liquid detergent.
The main clinic wasn't open so we went across the street to the maternity clinic to clean there. We had about 40 people show up to help out throughout the day. There was a weed wacker that they used to mow the grass. We washed windows and floors and some of the walls that were in bad need of some paint.
Elder Cobain cutting the grass
The maternity clinic had a warming bed for a newborn and two birthing beds.
Elder Beardall (the big one) and David
Walukuba Branch Members
This is the method they use to clean the floors. They pour buckets of water on the floor and push it out the door with a squeegee.
These four sisters worked hard all day.
Grace sweeping leaves with a brush made with twigs lashed together.
This is the type of broom they use to sweep all the time. It takes a lot of bending.
The Walukuba Branch Helping Hands team.
Her name is Precious
One of the classrooms. This one is indoors
Teacher's desk
The outdoor classroom. Concrete blocks. Comfy chairs?
We enjoyed the day working together and getting to know one another. We got several comments from people passing by "Well done". The hospital and the grounds looked a lot better after we were finished and we all felt good about accomplishing something worth while. 
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