We are very excited about another year for the Trust. This year we are celebrating the 5th birthday of the nurseries opening, it’s a little crazy to think they’ve been running for 5 years now, but fantastic!! 2010 was another great yearfor the Trust. We recently returned from a short visit in December, which went really well. We continue to feel very blessed by the success of the project and this trip really highlighted that. After arriving in Likhubula we jumped on the motorbike (Stuart was very happy) and headed to the nurseries. Even though we had e-mailed to tell the teachers we were coming due to Malawi’s poor communications, they were surprised to see us. This was great because it meant we got a true reflection of life in the nurseries. It was brilliant, we were greeted with children singing, playing, learning, eating porridge and all with very smiling faces.
We had a very busy but productive trip. Some of the things we were up to were:-
• Staff meetings and training.
• Visiting our teacher’s families and homes.
• Meeting the new classes at nursery.
• Resourcing and maintaining nursery classrooms.
• Hours at the bank sorting out salaries.
• Attending the opening of a friends’ restaurant.
• And of course lots of nursery visits.
One of our highlights from the trip was being invited to visit Mr Alimoyo in his new home. He was delighted to show us round his house that he built with money from working at the nursery. We sat in his house for coke and biscuits as he explained to us how much this would help his family as he does not have to pay rent anymore. He even managed to bag a great spot from the Chief, right underneath a mango tree, 20 yds from a water pump!
The staff at the nurseries are fabulous and continue to plan and teach fantastic lessons. While in Malawi, we got to meet Edder, the new teacher at Pasani, she has a really gentle nature and is a fantastic addition to our team. She is replacing Jean who left as she was accepted to teaching college, it is a great achievement for her but we will miss her and her daughter lots.
