The last trip to check on the school project as well as the Kids in KATS at the end of last year, besides being very hot, was very rewarding. We had a fun end of year party for the littlies and their parents, who participate in the Reading and MiniChess programmes. Milton, one of the Nursery School teachers, baked delicious cakes and cup cakes. The parents were all enthusiatic about the progress their kids are making and the improved results those at school are getting.
Thanks to Charmiane, our dedicated teacher, we all admire your perseverance and dedication under often difficult conditions.
The uninsulated and broken Wendy House which houses the project, is finally under repair thanks to Ingird and her teams' fundraising in Bristol.
I managed to see most of the youngsters in KATS. We had a catchup lurking from the heat on the veranda at the Lodge. They are a lovely bunch, I am really fond of all of them. Three are going to school in Upington for the first time this year which means that we will now have all but one of the Kalahari Kids at school there.
In Cape Town Ntombi has a very few modules left to complete before she becomes our firstUniversity graduate, her younger sister who is our other Cape Town recipient looks set to follow her sister's success.
The next trip will be at the end of January when I accompany our Kalahari School sponsors, Agneta and Anders Johansson, to show them the fruits of their much appreciated support for the programme.
I also hope to see all the KATS Kids to see how weel settled they are and to make sure they have everything they need for school.
Thanks to Charmiane, our dedicated teacher, we all admire your perseverance and dedication under often difficult conditions.
The uninsulated and broken Wendy House which houses the project, is finally under repair thanks to Ingird and her teams' fundraising in Bristol.
I managed to see most of the youngsters in KATS. We had a catchup lurking from the heat on the veranda at the Lodge. They are a lovely bunch, I am really fond of all of them. Three are going to school in Upington for the first time this year which means that we will now have all but one of the Kalahari Kids at school there.
In Cape Town Ntombi has a very few modules left to complete before she becomes our firstUniversity graduate, her younger sister who is our other Cape Town recipient looks set to follow her sister's success.
The next trip will be at the end of January when I accompany our Kalahari School sponsors, Agneta and Anders Johansson, to show them the fruits of their much appreciated support for the programme.
I also hope to see all the KATS Kids to see how weel settled they are and to make sure they have everything they need for school.