Merry was brought to the Chisomo Shelter by Lusaka Social Workers who found her living on the streets, where she was living a very vulnerable and precarious existence. No-one knows her exact age but the staff at Chisomo reckon she must be between 13 and 15 years. Aaron, from Chisomo …
The students of Hopeful Haven day care in Acholi are rejoicing in the donation of funds from Welford school in UK which has enabled them to start receiving a cup of porridge each day. This welcome food means that they are much more ready to learn and make the most …
Hi All! Apologies for no blog in the last couple of days, we’ve had a busy couple of days with travelling and Safari! We all had a wonderful time on Safari and got to see Elephants, Rhino, Hippo and other animals in the Bush! It was an amazing experience had …
Helen: Camping, dancing, drumming, campfire, teaching more little children, parachute games, stories round the campfire……and now packing ready to fly home tomorrow. See you soon everyone and thank you for being such amazing supporters of this wonderful team. Treat them gently on their return – they’ve all got lots going …
After a long, challenging, but most importantly rewarding week, we decided that the team had earned a well deserved lie in – a whole extra hour in bed! This morning was spent with 4th Mercy Scout group who listened intently to Del’s story about the origin of scouts and how …
Hey All, Aliesha & Asia here!! It is with a heavy heart that we are writing this blog on our last night here at the magical place that is Butterfly Space! This place has not only captured our hearts, but also our minds! You hear about these places that affect …
Hey it’s ya gals Mollie and Joey here. Sorry for no blog update yesterday emotions were very high being the middle of the trip and the end of the week coming peoples moods were low! In a nutshell we started our day early and headed to school for a day …
Helen here, team leader, writing the blog at the end of a very successful week in Acholi Quarters. The team are all fine, but tired and emotional having had to say goodbye to the children that they have worked with all week, and through whom they’ve had perspectives on life …
Well, this morning started with a torrential downpour after breakfast – lovely African weather! As a result, we set off slightly later than usual, but still managed to arrive on time in the now blazing heat. Being in the room we are meant to be in and having more space …
Note: Really sorry for the delay in the blog updates; we are really struggling with signal here. So we may be a day or so behind – so we do apologise! 🙁 Hi guys! Summer and Kitty here! Today we all woke up at 6am to the sound of Rebekah …
