No Blog yesterday - apologies but I had a bectic morning in Lusaka and then caught a flight about 4pm up to the Luangwa Valley and straight out ont a night safari - you see I am having a weekend off from Donata and Mkushi. Donata is convinced I will get eaten and calls me about every hour to check I'm safe....she will run out of talktine soon!
Anyway Lusaka was good - I had a good catch up meeting with Christine - my leadership coach - and planned the next phase. It's looking as though next week will be my last in Mkushi - as the last tasks need to be completed in Lusaka - and as this whole adventure has a personal developmet remiot to it I must also have some reflection time - today is the first day I have not worked for several weeks.
Anyhow it was good to meet up with the others and discuss experiences - and also to sort soe additional support for teh School - and start to plan for rathbone coming out here next year.
I do laugh in Lusaka - we stopped at some lights at teh bigest roundabout in town and there were theusual guys in the road selling their wares - in the time it took for one light cange I had been offered through the car window -
An infatable superman
2 live ducks
A tummy tuck
and what I can only describe as Mallets Mallet
Anyway it was great to sort out some additional support for Donat - thanks to the IT guys at Rathbone who are sourcing some obsolete IT equipment.
Anyway so many of you have asked how you can help, which I really wasn;t expecting - and equally I know that colleagues at Rathbone are fundraising - thank you for that.
The main thing we need is cash to be honest - for 3 things -
1. School running costs
2. text books
3. A bore hole for water at teh new site
Small cash makes a big difference - a tenner feeds this school for a week - 25 quid pays fora teacher for a month
Adrienne Hunt the looca patron has agreed to manage any donations to make sure the are spent appropriately - and to provide financial records.
The easiest and chepaest way to get them cash if for anyone wo wants to support to transfer money to my UK bank account and will do a cash withdrawal nxt Thursday to ahnd over the cash at teh end of term party.
Small amounts really will amke a big difference - as you will see from the pictures on the blog (there is also a link on the side to more pics)
Carole my PA in Ponttypridd had agreed to be co-ordinator for any donations - thanks Carole - so if you want to help email / call her - carole.papworth@rathboneuk.org or 01443 491 853 and Carole will help get the cash to Donata
If you want to send equipment I will post an address next week
Thanks guys - all your offers of support are unexpected but appreciated
Tomorrow I will tell you about my weekend off at teh amazing Flatdogs Camp and the night with the hippos!
R
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