Tag: volunteer
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Kickstarting volunteering
James Woodward is co-founder of Kickstart Kids International, an Australian-based organisation operating in Kenya. Their main focus is their Familia Moja Children’s Centre where James and fellow founder James Harrison travelled recently to reunite Familia Moja boys David, Rasto and Boni with their guardians. “Upon arrival in his small hometown village, I asked 14 year…
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All working toward the same goal
I’m still buzzing from Englands amazing opening game against Wales last night in the RBS 6 Nations; winning 26:19. Still wondering which RBS person thought it would be a good idea to paint the RBS logo onto the grass and cover all the players in blue paint but thats another story. As always “sport” shows its…
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Marathons and mud hats
Thanks to Stacey for the title and her wonderful updates on her own blog. Canadian volunteer, Stacey, is definitely making an impression in the villages of Khalaba and Shibanze : “Before I’d even left the project site [to go running], I was asked to jump up and down. I obliged, which the older ladies thought…
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Merry Christmas to All
My dear friends Charles and Prisca have managed to send photos of the wonderful donations made by volunteers Leanne, her husband James & their daughter, Chinika. The family were meant to volunteer with us back in May but delays and circumstances meant they couldn’t. Leanne had been very busy fundraising to bring items with them…
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Christmas come early
Another amazing day .. not only did it stop raining in the UK and the sun shone brightly, but my daughter got confirmation of the arrival of her white Blackberry Bold … the bad news is that my son has to wait another week for the arrival of Assassins Creed 3 Brotherhood …… ridiculous western…