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  • Dancing in the rain

    Dancing in the rain

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    I’m on holiday in beautiful, coastal Cornwall right now, surrounded by fishing villages and beaches – and rain! I’m working on the Uhundha project, assisting a fishing community on the shores of Lake Victoria. One of our volunteers, Katalin, put together a fantastic photographic archive of her trip, with details, from 2008 (feel free to…

  • When you tuck yourself into bed tonight ….

    When you tuck yourself into bed tonight ….

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    .. take a moment – not for guilt – but just to consider whether you can make a difference to someone. I’ve often thought how unfair it is to support one family and not the other but we have a special link with Christine and her family, the cook at the Tumaini Academy, set up…

  • Sustainability = Empowerment

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    What do you get when you stick volunteers into a Kenyan community school project ….. Family Fun Day !!!! I won’t reiterate Stacey’s own words but a few key words for you : Well project, HUGE success, prepared poems, baby class singing their ABC’s , frog jump race, wheelbarrow race …. and the inevitable Teachers…

  • Maasai at TED (almost)

    Maasai at TED (almost)

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    Petr, one of our Czech volunteers from the Summer has managed to upload hundreds of his photos to both Flickr and Facebook to pass on just how amazing the month was he spent at the village of Enkito, Amboseli National Park, alongside fellow volunteers, Shiv and Emma. This is one of Petr’s photos of Narakiramart…

  • Love it when a plan comes together

    Love it when a plan comes together

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    I’ve just heard from Carolyn, working with ArrowWeb Hospital in Kayole, Nairobi that fundraising is progressing amazingly. Fundraising for hospital equipment to be shipped over, donated by Aid to Hospitals Worldwide is almost complete but this is just in time for news of a new purpose built hospital which will allow a continual improvement in the…