SUMMARY – Project Leader Paul gives an overview of the trip and the team
UGANDA’S SPRING 2012 PROJECT LEADER – PAUL ROWE – GIVES A SUMMARY OF THE TRIP AND THE TEAM It’s Tuesday and the Uganda team has left the building. So to sum up thought we would do a quick round up of what the team have been up to – so in no particular order. Big...
DAY 15 – The Final Tournament, a message from Yusuf – and some men moving logs!
Keeping the blog up and working in Fort Portal has been a bit of a challenge. However, hunting around for a good internet connection while the guys go about their coaching has had its benefits. I didn’t think I would like getting lifts on the Buda Budas (free-form motorbike taxis – no helmets … fits...
DAY FOURTEEN – Last day of coaching – wonderful commitment and singing…
Our last day of coaching in Fort Portal was marked by the commitment of children and schools to their cricket – and much singing! Tomorrow is tournament day – which will mark the end to our project in Uganda for Spring 2012. We are grateful to Nyakasura for kindly hosting these sessions on their playing...
DAY 13 – We discover a cricket wicket, on the radio again – and CWB does basketball
AFTER PROBLEMS GETTING AN INTERNET CONNECTION IN FORT PORTAL – WE ARE BACK ON-LINE! THANKS TO TECHPLANET… (techplanetdc@gmail.com) Our time in Fort Portal is being spent coaching at Nyakasura School. The school was founded in 1926 by Lieutenant-Commander Ernest William Eborhard Calwell, affectionately known as “The Commander” (a philanthropic Scot). The Headmaster, Frank Manyindo, told...
DAY 12 – Tutor Richard talks about training day – and Darren tries a motor bike for the first time (v. funny!)
TODAY’S BLOG IS BY RICHARD DAVIES – THE PROJECT’S LEAD TUTOR Today was tutor training day at Fort Portal. We started in the Headmaster’s study at Nyakasura and presented the school with some donated hard ball kit as they have an artificial mat to play on. At 10am we had three teachers and eventually began...
DAY 12 – a magical school visit with singing and prayer
All the volunteers have been moved by the simplicity of life in Uganda – and the focus of the children on their education. Four of the volunteers were fortunate enough to attend Nyakasura Junior School on Friday morning for their prayers. The children sang beautifully – and you can get a flavour for it in...
DAY ELEVEN – Paul’s Blog mixed with a little R&R and a Safari
TODAY’S BLOG POST IS BY OUR TEAM LEADER PAUL ROWE – HE TALKS ABOUT HIS RESPONSIBILITY IN LEADING THE PROJECT. SCROLL DOWN FOR PICTURES OF OUR SAFARI TOO! The “Job Description” for Project Leader is wide ranging. It begins pre trip moves onto during and extends into post African Adventure. Pre trip focuses on the...
DAY 10 – Cricket without Boundaries (we also do a bit of football!)
As well as the generous donations made the group of case (we raised around £8,000 between us – that’s 30,000,000 Ugandan Shillings), we also had batches of kit donated. One batch of kit was given to Darren by Nottingham Forest. Our driver Joseph is proudly wearing his Nottingham Forest Tie – he looks very smart!...
DAY TEN – Ken’s Thoughts, A Tournament, Somersaults and a Thank You Message
TODAY – VOLUNTEER KEN KIRK’S THOUGHTS ON THE FIRST TWO LEGS OF OUR TRIP – AND A ROUND UP OF TOURNAMENT DAY AT KILEMBE With two legs down and one to go I am thoroughly enjoying the Cricket Without Boundaries experience in Uganda, although it is hard work. Having given over 500 children a taste...
DAY NINE – Walking Miles and Climbing Mountains for their Education (and Cricket!)
TODAY’S GUEST BLOG IS FROM CWB VOLUNTEER (and blog manager) PHIL O’BRIEN If there is one over-riding impression of Uganda – it is the commitment of school children to their education. They literally walk miles to and from school – and during the Cricket Without Boundaries project we have witnessed their thirst for learning. Before...
DAY EIGHT – Phew, What a scorcher
OUR GUEST BLOGGER TODAY IS CWB VOLUNTEER MARTIN JAMES. Phew, what a scorcher! We really had a hot one today. It was certainly the hottest day of the trip so far and we probably ended up spending six hours or more out in the open, our second day at Kilembe. Ken wisely decided to sit...
DAY SEVEN – Darren’s blog on coaching in the mountains & review of week one
DARREN BICKNELL IS TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER. HE TALKS ABOUT OUR JOURNEY TODAY INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO COACH TEACHERS (AND THE FEW EXTRA CHILDREN THAT “TURNED UP”) AND GIVES A REVIEW OF OUR FIRST WEEK IN UGANDA. Wow what a day! It is to be expected in Africa to ‘take life as it comes’ but what...