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With the coaching, the festival and a great final night in Kigali well behind us it was time for the long journey home.  The team were asked to come up with one word that summed up their time in Rwanda.  … Continue reading →

The final day saw us put on a schools cricket festival at the national cricket ground in Kigali.  As grand as this may sound, play took place on a wide expanse of dirt and grass, which was actually a great … Continue reading →

Today was the last coaching session we would have before we leave on Saturday as tomorrow is the cricket festival. The day started with the coach education program at the Rwanda cricket ground, seeing eleven adults being coached to an … Continue reading →

Another early start and long trek in the bus was the order of the day as the team headed to the southern province of Rwanda and Butare.  A few nerves were felt as we embarked on a day in which … Continue reading →

Day ten saw us going to an orphanage and then to Derrick’s old school in the afternoon. When we arrived at the Pefa orphanage the challenges of getting started on time in the mornings continued, as the older children we … Continue reading →

Today is our day off from coaching, which meant we could have a lie-in for a change. We planned to take a trip to the local golf course and then we would go gift shopping to a craft centre just … Continue reading →

Day eight was yet another long drive to Rukara University which situated south east of Kigali. Once we arrived at the university we were told that it is to train young teachers in Rwanda. If we get it right here … Continue reading →

Saturday dawned early for the CWB team with an anti-social start in preparation for the 3 hour drive to Ruhengeri and ISEA Busogo (an Agricultural College).  The initial challenge was negotiating the mountain roads with hairpin bends and over-loaded trucks!  … Continue reading →

Surprisingly Day Six almost went to plan, well almost! After the balmy weather of the day before we were once again greeted by clear skies which put a spring into our step as some of us have been struggling with … Continue reading →

Day Five started better than yesterday until we arrived at GreenHills academy school. As a comparison this was Oxbridge to your run of the mill Comprehensive. We got out of the cramped bus to wait at the gate while one … Continue reading →