> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://learn-with-alicia.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # This Time, Show Us - URL: https://learn-with-alicia.ghost.io/this-time-show-us/ - Published: 2026-08-01T12:47:59.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-09T16:43:11.000Z - Author: Alicia Lund - Tags: uganda-senior-2, uganda-s2-anti-corruption Senior 2 · Term 2 · Anti-corruption # This Time, Show Us The community has heard promises before. The bridge is still unfinished, and words alone will not restore trust. ## The Unfinished Bridge For five months, the bridge over River Kijana had remained unfinished. Learners used it on their way to school, patients crossed it to reach the health centre, and traders depended on it to carry produce to the trading centre. Now, during heavy rain, everyone had to take a long and difficult route around the river. The Kijana Youth Development Group had started the project after raising money from shopkeepers, farmers, teachers and learners. The beginning had brought the community together, but the work soon became disorganised. There had been no complete building plan. Some timber arrived late and some was unsuitable. The nails ran out. Volunteers came on different days, often without a qualified supervisor. More than one person collected contributions, but the records were not updated regularly. Then the rains began, and the work stopped. At a crowded community meeting, Mama Grace stood beside a photograph of the unfinished bridge. **Mama Grace:** “We all know what went wrong. Today we must decide what has to change.” **Mr Lwanga, a carpenter:** “Before anybody buys another piece of timber, we need correct measurements, a full materials list and qualified supervision.” **A shopkeeper:** “We also need to know how much money came in, what was bought and what remains.” **A parent:** “And each person’s responsibility must be clear. Last time, everyone was helping, but nobody knew who was answerable when something went wrong.” Joel, the youth group chairperson, rose slowly. **Joel:** “We wanted to help, but we managed the project badly. We did not keep the community informed. If we continue, we must work differently.” **A resident at the back:** “Why should we trust another promise?” The council chairperson replied that trust would require a system people could check. The district engineering office had offered technical support, but only if the community produced a clear and transparent plan. Some residents wanted the youth group to continue leading the project. Others wanted stronger supervision. One person proposed a committee made up of young people, elders, technical workers and community contributors. Several parents said learners should also be represented because they used the bridge every school day. The council asked the Senior Two English learners at Kijana Secondary School to prepare a proposal for restarting the project. **Ms Namusoke:** “You can study the problem, organise the information and argue clearly for a solution.” **Mama Grace:** “Let them try. But they should not come with beautiful words only. We have heard enough beautiful words.” On Monday morning, Ms Namusoke placed a blank sheet of paper on the classroom wall. Across the top, she wrote: > Trust is not rebuilt by promises. It is rebuilt by evidence. Think it through ## What caused the first bridge project to fail, and what should the learners propose so that the community can trust the restarted project and see the bridge completed? Use evidence from the situation to explain how your proposal would make decisions, responsibilities, resources and progress open to examination—and why it would be fair to the different people involved. Your response ## Explain what should change and why the community should trust your proposal. Your draft stays on this device Your response to the unfinished bridge scenario 0 wordsCheck my thinking Feedback on your response ### Improve my response