Picnics 2024
In March there is usually beautiful spring weather here and a great time to have a picnic with the children. The children enjoyed it immensely. For some, this was perhaps the best day of their lives. Get away from the poor ‘tent life’.
Family Run
In March we had a real party; a Family Run for young and old. Together with our partners Panaga we organized a running competition. About 600 participants had registered. The week before, the children from the center had cleaned the verges along the route. On the day itself it rained a bit, but that didn’t spoil the fun. The video gives an impression of this day.
Grandmum and the girls
Recently I went out to find girls in Geripan, the village where I have been coming for years and spent a lot of time with the children and women, with a children’s club, a crochet club and once an English summer course for about 100 children. Since I have the children’s center I regularly take the children there, a morning away from the dust and ruins. But that day I have another mission. like most of my plans, they have been brooding in my mind for months or so. I’m going to look up the girls and register names that want to join the Shine program. I come to the first address. Well, first I left my pick-up along the side of a sandy path because the rest of the path is no longer passable. Grandma is very excited when she sees me and immediately makes room for me on…
Bling Bling
The jewelry workshop was a welcome break from the daily grind. Different groups participated in the workshops. The Frisbee girls and the Shine girls went to work full of enthusiasm. The ladies participating in the language lessons were also unstoppable, so many beads and colors. Everyone went home afterwards with a set of earrings, bracelets and necklace. Often not much attention is given to making things beautiful, especially if the emphasis is always on surviving and living on a scarce income. But with this workshop, even the most depressed in the group can create something beautiful and come home for a while from the hassles. Watch the video here
