Miss Clancy writes...

Having returned safely I can now reflect on the trip and the things that were accomplished. Mwereni now have Internet access – a huge advantage and a massive teaching resource for a school that has so few resources at hand. Visually impaired children, at Mwereni, are now being able to access up to date material and having the chance to read novels through the use of their Supernova software. A chance for our students to continue with their contact and possibly having some collaborative units of work developed between the two schools.
None of these things would have been possible without the vision of Damas Kimoso, Head of Mwereni, the Southbank PTA for their financial support and belief in the project and Russ Webley whose technical knowledge and hard work was instrumental in getting the Internet up and running and making sure that it was as secure as possible before we left Mwereni.
There were many things that happened on the trip, some of which you have all read on the blog but I feel that the things that will stay with us are the human interactions that occurred and what made it so successful was that students and teachers worked as a team and when you visit Africa you are reminded of the important things in life and somehow leave western materialism behind.

I am sure that they learnt from us but I am equally sure that they taught us many things and we will always remember our time together.

Thank you to all that were involved – for Mwereni for opening their doors to us, Kileleafrica and Raymond and his team for taking such great care of us on the safari, Kilimanjaro Lodge and Mrs Munisi and the other ladies for their kindness and great food and finally the students who made this trip enjoyable by being committed to the project and co-operating throughout the ten days. Finally thanks to both Eli and Russ who were so enjoyable to be around and contributed enormously to the success of this trip.

Asante sana.