{"id":78,"date":"2018-10-02T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2018\/?p=78"},"modified":"2018-10-02T18:12:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T18:12:04","slug":"1378-reasons-you-should-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2018\/2018\/10\/02\/1378-reasons-you-should-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"1,378 reasons you should do this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After warming up with half a day of coaching yesterday, it was into top gear on the second morning. We expected it to be busy but what a manic yet extremely rewarding day it turned out to be.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

With six sessions in three different schools, all on the regular schedule of CWB’s local ambassador Mathias, the team set about coaching what turned out to be a mammoth 1,378 children by the end of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy was the star of our show, with her long hair proving irresistible to hundreds of little hands, and she discovered what it feels like to be mobbed like a popstar with chants of ‘Lucy, Lucy, Lucy’ as the bus departed from the first school!<\/span><\/p>\n

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At our second stop, Huhoini Primary, the playing area was mainly deep red earth, which left a lasting impression on us – mainly attached to socks, shoes, legs…!<\/span><\/p>\n

We had a quick pit stop in a local village while we refuelled on chapatis and sugary drinks, and watched in disbelief as a sofa approached us down the road, on the back of a motor bike – not something you encounter much on the M25!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our final stop was most notable for great ingenuity in handling rules. The children were told to stay behind a line of cones, but one little boy wanted to be further forward. His solution? Just pick up the red cone and carry it in front of you\u00a0 – hard to argue with the logic!<\/span><\/p>\n

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A testing, trying but very uplifting first day in action overall. The sheer volume of kids – at times unexpected as other groups joined – saw us come through some pretty challenging scenarios, not least trying to coach 80 kids at a station within eight minutes until they had to move on.<\/p>\n

Back to base tired and dirty, but knowing that we had been part of something very special, for today’s fun (and fantastic) fact…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fun Fact #3:<\/strong> Between 11 of us, we coached 1,378 children, reinforced their knowledge of how to prevent HIV, and left them all with very big smiles on their faces. Not a bad day’s work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ali<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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