Home visit 1 – Toni, Alice, Kelsey, Megan and Miss Barnes We were struck by the lack of light as we walked in to the tiny house. The lady was very welcoming and invited us to sit on the bed, which was smaller than a normal single bed. When hearing…
We started our day with the usual 7.15am breakfast. The weather was slightly cooler this morning, and we even considered taking a hoodie with us! Teaching the children this morning started off as normal, however we had a change of scenery as we were finally able to teach in our…
Today has been an interesting day of learning, although of course we are constantly learning new things here in Uganda In line with routine, we had breakfast at 7.15 – a lovely combination of fruit, cereals, bread and spreads were laid out for us. At 8.15 we left for the…
Today was our first day teaching in Acholi, and an early start to the day. We drove to the Acholi Quarters to where we were going to teach. We split into our two smaller teams – the church team and the school team. Alice: With the school team in the…
Hi, the first night has passed and thankfully everyone has survived. We had breakfast at 9am on the balcony, it was gorgeous. After some free-time, we had a pleasant walk to the nearby university where Fidelis slipped and got his first (very minor) injury of the day. After lunch we…
We were 1hr 30 late in taking off from Manchester last night, so there was a bit of anxiety about whether we would make our connection at Dubai – but thanks to some helpful groundstaff at the airport, and some speedy walking on the part of the team to get…
All checked in and ready to fly
Odette Murekatete is the chairlady of the Nyamata Widows Hope Project. The project is one of the programmes run by GNPDR, and is the outcome of a partnership that started several years ago, as GNPDR pursued their ‘post-genocide reconciliation’ mandate. To start with the Hope Project focussed on bringing widows…
A team of 10 students and 2 staff from Darwen Aldridge Community Academy are about to embark on a CRED Team trip to Uganda. Whilst there, they will run an educational activity week for the children in Acholi Quarters, Kampala, and also do some activities with a nursery school in…
Stepping Stones International Primary School is the dreamchild of Alice Leaper, who heads up Butterfly Space in Nkhata Bay, Malawi. Set up to provide high quality education for local children, it offers a few subsidised places in each year to those who are living in rural poverty, and as a…
