Michael finally had the chance to send the first shipment on Wednesday, and apparently has sent goods worth about double the amount of money we originally sent him.
I am really looking forward to receiving the shipment because it means we can finally get this initiative off the ground. Once we see how quickly the goods are selling, we can then start to look into developing new channels of distribution, such as a dedicated website.
Unfortunately the violence flaired up again in the last couple of days and Michael seemed to be pretty concerned about the welfare of his family when I was in touch with him yesterday.
To make things worse, apparently a guy posing as a Tanzanian businessman has conned him out of about US$800. On top of everything that he has to deal with at the moment, this is a real kick in the teeth.
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