Most of you know that the regular updates and photos from the team have been posted on the Grassroots Facebook Page. Go there for a day by day stream of comments. It has been a truly fabulous time and the Bishop Luffa students have been serving and making a lifetime of memories. My favourite post […]
Team from Bishop Luffa School dancing & serving in Tanzania
It’s the start of a new week in Mbeya and the enthusiasm of the young people from Bishop Luffa School shows no sign of abating. They have been working very hard. Tasks include preparing water filter systems (from an imported filter/tap system and two local buckets), leading group singing at feeding programmes, playing with children […]
Bishop Luffa young people in Mbeya
The team from Bishop Luffa School (Chichester) arrived in Mbeya this morning and have already been working hard. Due to IT limitations Sharon & Ruth (Grassroots staff in Mbeya) have been posting all the days photos on facebook. You can see them at https://www.facebook.com/TheGrassrootsTrust and this will be where the most up to date information […]
St Margaret’s with Grassroots in Mbeya
A fantastic group of girls from St Margaret’s Bushey have been in Mbeya, Tanzania this last week. They have been helping in so many ways. Below are a few of the facebook posts and photos from the trip. They finish with Grassroots tomorrow and will go trekking for a few days. Friday morning another group […]
“More Food Please” – Kenya 2014
Today we went shopping. We bought matresses and chickens as gifts from sponsors for the families of their sponsored childrem. We also ordered goats – a firm favourite here in Theta. We then took these gifts to the homes of those they had been sent to. It was great to meet people in their home […]
What £10 can do in Kenya
The team has spent the whole day interviewing today. Lots of smiling and listening and caring. 10am to 6pm non stop. The high point is agreeing to take a new child onto the sponsorship scheme. It is lovely seeing the look on the parents faces. They are thrilled for the help their children are getting. […]
The Poverty line in Theta
Today was our first big interview day in El Shaddai Primary School, Theta. Carolyne & Ruth each had teams of translators with them as they met each child (with a parent or guardian) and filled in our form with details of how they are getting on. Sharon and Liberty worked on other things – heights, […]
Climbing trees in Kenya
So today started with a fight against a mosquito in the early hours of the morning. Always seems more worthwhile to win the battle while in Africa! There was an accident in town. This led to George being late to pick us up for the journey to Theta. Today “Independance Day” in Kenya – when […]
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