Apr 8, 2015
Super lovely message from the founder of East African Playgrounds! :’) This has well and truly made my day!
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Super lovely message from the founder of East African Playgrounds! :’) This has well and truly made my day!
Team Buwenda!
So, I realise I've never explicitly introduced you to our incredible team in Uganda! When East African Playgrounds were recruiting, there were so many keen students from York that to fit us all on to projects, four of us were moved across to a project with Huddersfield University! We also had the pleasure of Stacey from Canterbury Christchurch, as she was unable to go to Uganda with the rest of her university team. Sometimes I found myself wishing that we'd have gone with the rest of the York project - it's so much easier to have reunions when everyone lives in the same place, but I wouldn't have changed our group for the world. They are all incredible and everyone worked so hard! <3
Our team leaders were James & Tori! Then from York there was me, Rachel, Lois & Beth! Stacey joined us from Canterbury Christchurch, and then we had Chris, Sam, Fiona, Aimee, Chloe, Jamiul & Harvey! :D
Back row: Sam, Tori, Fiona, Lois, James & Chris. Second row: Harvey. Third row: Beth, Jamiul, Aimee, Rachel, Chloe, Ronald & Stacey. Front row: Dan & Katherine.
As I mentioned yesterday, we handed out awards on our final night together! It was so lovely to appreciate everyone for their individualities
Awards
Katherine: Most Thoughtful
Rachel: Educator of the Group
Tori: Mother Hen
Sam: Best Shoveller
James: Papa Cock
Aimee: Bravest
Chloe: Most Artistic
Harvey: Craziest
Fiona: Animal Lover
Stacey: Best with the Children
Lois: Best Bum
Chris: Comedian of the Group
Beth: Clumsiest
Jamiul: Muscle Man
As a couple of extra award we also gave Sam & Jamiul the 'Most Hard-working girl/boy' respectively!
GO TEAM BUWENDA! <3
Our Playground!
Here is our final playground! From the plain, rocky field we started with at the beginning of the project, to a huge playground for the children to all play on! :D We have
The shopping area - Radio Buwenda, a restaurant, garage & pharmacy, with a matartu, bodas and a couple of cars!
The Red X of tyres!
Zebra print recliners!
2 giraffe themed sets of swings - one larger & one smaller.
Drums & a xylophone!
2 see-saws!
A very colourful tyre wall!
A caterpillar!
A tyre cross!
A zig-zag of tyres (not pictured)!
The complex of rocks, vines, a river & waterfall, complete with lily-pads!