We have arrived!! Miss Yardley and I arrived safe and very tired after a 23 hour trip by coach, plan, car and ferry to Freetown.
Today we accompanied other members of the Waterloo Partnership to Waterloo to view some projects that they have funded over recent years. It really is remarkable the work that has gone on, from school support, supporting young people in getting a trade, re-building bridges destroyed in the civil war - the list goes on.
We were stars guests at the village Literacy and Culture Festival (if you can call us that !). We saw children from our partnership schools, perform plays and skits (funny plays) - one which acted out why girls should 'really focus on education' (Mr. Power can feel an assembly coming on!).
We have had quite a surreal day and I cannot believe how friendly the people are in such dire situations.
I will upload some pictures later on as the Internet is very slow at our accommodation.
Mr. Power
During the February half term Mr Power (MTGS) and Miss Yardley (Stanfield) will visit our partnership schools in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. They will be travelling with the Waterloo Partnership, funded by the British Council. The aim of the visit is to strengthen curriculum links between the schools and also to provide assistance to the schools. You can follow the progress (technology permitting) via this blog.
Glad to see you have arrived safely...looking forward to more reports !
ReplyDeleteDelighted to hear you are safely in Sierra Leone and have had a good first day. I agree that it is truly humbling to witness how positive and upbeat our friends in Waterloo in such difficult circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a good day tomorrow. Please give my regards to members of the Waterloo Partnership when you next meet them.
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
Jane R
Hope the heat isnt too bad!
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