CWB Spring 2013

CWB Spring 2013

This March volunteers from CWB will be once again travelling to Rwanda to coach and develop cricket with key AIDS awareness messages. You can follow their progress here on this blog.
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Go Hard or Go Home - #Invincibles

Go Hard or Go Home – #Invincibles

A reminisce and round up of Rwanda from project lead, Jono… The spring Rwanda project saw a mixture of new and old volunteers from all different backgrounds, ranging from a Duchess to a medical administrator and a insolvency practitioner to a deputy restaurant manager.                                          The first week we were based in and around Kigali,...
Day 13 – Bonanza in Nyanza

Day 13 – Bonanza in Nyanza

Final day blog coming from Adam McWalter… So this is it, the end of an incredible journey! Today was our last day of cricket coaching so to speak and it ended with a cricket festival in Nyanza with local schools. It was another early start for us as we headed down south and many of...
Day 12 - The Best Laid Plans

Day 12 – The Best Laid Plans

A review of the day from Gary Shankland (birthday boy)… Today again saw the team split into two, with myself, Rich and Big Eric heading off to Nyanza for Coach Education and the rest of the team heading off to Excella school to provide a follow up session with the assistance of the newly trained...
Day 11 – I think we’re going to need a bigger goat!

Day 11 – I think we’re going to need a bigger goat!

An account of today’s events from Chris Haines… Today was the last early start for everyone except Rich, Gary and Eric who will be going back to Nyanza for some coach education tomorrow morning. This morning we set off for St Joseph’s School, Gitarama for one of the last coaching sessions of the trip. CWB...
Day 10 - Big drama in Gitarama

Day 10 – Big drama in Gitarama

Lee Booth with day 10s activities in Rwanda… With a 7.30 start this morning it was perhaps fortunate that rains of almost biblical proportions last evening reduced any planned festivities to a couple of Mutzigs and a pizza next door. The Castro again winning more votes as best pizza on show (a handy bit of...
Day 9 - Adaptability

Day 9 – Adaptability

Project lead, Jonathan Todd reports on the days activites down South… Today was the first time the team was coaching outside of the beautiful city of Kigali, which is our base for the full two weeks. We had an early start even though the locals said it was only one and a half hours drive...
Day 8 - Come on bowler

Day 8 – Come on bowler

A special day relived via George Perceval… With Lee and Rich off coaching the Rwandan Under 19’s this morning for the rest of us, today was a day to never forget. It was our chance to go into the Rwandan Orphans Project and actually spend some time with the kids coaching them cricket and delivering...
Day 7 - 7 more than Adz

Day 7 – 7 more than Adz

Lee Booth checks in with Saturdays events so far from Kigali With the weekend arriving our focus switched to Coach Education, around 12 teachers were expected for a morning session so it was decided to give most of the team the morning off to recharge ahead of more busy days next week. This all changed...
Day 6 - An unexpected journey

Day 6 – An unexpected journey

Day 6 through the eyes of Adam McWalter… Our day started an hour earlier today and the team made their way to the first school for coaching with a bit of a sing song. Bob Marley seemed to wake everyone up a bit ready for another good session. We arrived at the school to be...
International Women's Day 2013

International Women’s Day 2013

E-CWIPD (Empowering Creative Women Initiatives and Programs for Development) is a project inspired and supported by JUMP, the 1st European forum for active women. The E-CWIPD Africa project is made to equip African active women in their daily lives: private vs professional and has as a principal objective to create a solid women empowering network...
Day 5 – Skype, Sleep and…

Day 5 – Skype, Sleep and…

A review of Day 5 through the eyes of Chris ‘Jomo Kenyatta Steven Hawking Brains’ Haines. Since arriving in Rwanda, a few short hours after the rest of the CWB Team, I have seen some great places and sights and some encouraging, inspirational and fantastic people. Some of the schools we have visited and some...
Day 4 – And then there were eight

Day 4 – And then there were eight

An overview of Day 4 through the eyes of Gary Shankland… Another busy day today saw us coach 190 children, plus sneak in a short visit to the Rwandan Orphans Project. Unfortunately it was also the day that saw us say goodbye to Emma and Phillip who have been fantastic members of the team and have thrown themselves headfirst into...