Progress update from Jo Kambuka

In August I visited Chilubula with our friends, Jen and John. We all had a fantastic time in Chilubula, and are all so pleased that the project is really making progress. Here is a brief summary of the types of things we did:

Jen and I taught the children in the nursery every morning for two hours for two weeks. We tried a variety of activities including singing, dancing, team games, craft activities, writing, painting etc. It was a pleasure to see them make progress in that short space of time. On our penultimate day we arranged some party games which included musical
chairs, pass the parcel and pin the tail on the giraffe! They were so pleased with their prizes of biscuits and sweets.

Charlie spent much of his time organising the Sports Day which was held on Saturday 26th August. He and his workers transformed the area in front of the school into a superb arena with shelters, white stone pathways, and a big entrance. He devised all the events and organized the committee to help with preparations.

We all helped in the distribution of clothing, shoes and bedding to approximately 70 children on the register.

Our stay culminated in the Sports Day, which proved to be a fantastic event with approximately 500 people attending. The day started with some traditional drumming and dancing and than less traditional activities took place. John, Jen and I were in charge of distributing the 1100 buns that we had helped to prepare plus 100 litres of squash and 400 litres of munkoyo (local brew) to all the eager spectators! It was organized chaos but a fantastic day. Video evidence is in circulation of my speech in Bemba!

See lots of you soon,

Love,

Jo