choba village children playing in school playground
children from Choba village, Tanzania
In January of this year I decided I wanted to do something for Canine Partners, the UK charity, training assistance dogs for disabled people.
So I committed to raising £2,500 for Canine Partners, plus £500 for Community Projects Africa, as well as travelling to Tanzania to lend my muscles (??) to a primary school build.
Well last week was the week of the build and I’m proud to say it all went amazingly well.
There were 9 UK volunteers all raising money for different charities and I hope we made a difference. The trip was organised by Charity Challenge.
We worked alongside local builders and villagers helping to build Choba Primary School. At present the older children and nursery children share one space, each using the room for part of the day. Creating this separate space will give the 7-11s a dedicated place to work.
Day 1 of the build
progress made over the week
sieving sand - hard work!
passing stones up the line
carrying concrete blocks with Patrick, the nursery teacher, on his day off
during a break in building we taught the local women the hokey kokey! - 'you put your right arm in'
and I was so pleased to find that the hotel where we were staying had a pet dog called Meg! My trip was complete!
To make a donation to Canine Partners please visit my Canine Partners Just Giving page. Thank You.
