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Category: AfriDACA – Feb2017

Tuesday, by Paul and Rowan

As we awoke in Mityana this morning it dawned on the team that this was their last full day in Uganda. Two years of preparation, planning and delivery of AfriDACA 2017 was coming to an end. Being surrounded by the beautiful sights and sounds of rural Uganda, it is easy…

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Monday, by Eve and Tom

Today was our last working day, which we all found difficult and hard work due to the heat and tiredness Woke up this morning after another night camping; this time in torrential rain which Rowan found out when her tent cover blew off! She woke up soaked to the bone!…

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Sunday, by Becky and Libby

Today was a very chilled out day. After a relaxing morning we all went on a walk to the tea plantation led by our John. It was really interesting and John gave us an insight into the tea plantation as he grew up there from early childhood. It was eye-opening…

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Saturday, by `Tobryn and Sam

Finally – a lie-in!! Today started off as normal with Hannah collecting her toenails in adry shampoo lid. After Tom’s breakfast of toenail toast, we all sat down for the day’s blog comments. The heartfelt messages from our loved ones moved us all, reducing Becci and Katie to tears. But…

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Friday by Hannah, with a bit of input from Hollie

Today was the last day of teaching in the Acholi and it was very emotional to say the least. As we arrived, the children seemed to be more excited than usual as they ran up to the team and held our hands when we got off the bus. Both of…

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Thursday, by Tom and Lewis

Woke up this morning, a lot of us were very tired, but we had a good breakfast of fresh fruit, toast and cereals before setting off to Acholi Morning lessons: We taught first in the larger / less able group, with the lesson being a travel themed literacy session. Group…

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Wednesday – by Eve and Becky

Today was difficult for some of us as the whole group was tired and we hit a ‘middle of the week’ wall. But we still had a brilliant time and felt that we made a difference Weather was cooler, but turned hotter in the afternoon. We’re still adjusting to the…

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AfriDACA Tuesday, by Eleanor and Joel

Today was slightly cooler than yesterday and breakfast was fab. It was lovely to see the children again and start to recognize more of them. They were even more friendly than yesterday, high-fiving and fist-bumping us loads. Knowing the kids a bit also helped the lessons because we could pitch…

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Monday, by Katie and Lucy

We all woke up this morning and received a cooked breakfast, full English style, which made us feel extremely welcomed by John, Sophie and Patience On the bus ride into the Acholi Quarter of Kampala everywhere we looked there were smiling faces and being called ‘mzungu’ made us all feel…

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Thursday, by Tom and Lewis

Woke up this morning, a lot of us were very tired, but we had a good breakfast of fresh fruit, toast and cereals before setting off to Acholi Morning lessons: We taught first in the larger / less able group, with the lesson being a travel themed literacy session. Group…

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