robbed!

Our office was robbed! (This actually happened over a week ago, but I've been so busy, I didn't have time to write about it...) Apparently a group of 10 thieves hopped the walls of our office compound, tied up our guards, and robbed us in the middle of the night.. They cut through the bars on 3 windows and stole a laptops, printers, some money, and then one of our cars to escape!

Fortunately, can't get far w/ a truck w/ NGO stickers on it, so that dropped that off nearby (even left the keys in the visor - thoughtful). Also fortunately, the health office, which we leave unlocked, was barely touched..

This is what they used to tie up our guards

So much for feeling safe w/ bars on the window...

Suspiciously, they broke in through the windows of 3 offices: 1 happened to have a bunch of new equipment, still in boxes, about to be sent to field the next day... the admin office with the keys to all the other offices... and the logistics office with the keys to all the cars. The guys definitely knew where to look, suggesting they were either tipped off by a staff member or someone who has done work in our office (like a plumber or something). Boo corruption...