“My father never allowed me to go to school. He said that in our culture, men would never marry an educated woman. But now I am so happy to be able to have the opportunity to learn to read and write. I am so excited that I now know how to hold a pen! I can write the letter a and m. And I am learning to read! Thank you for this opportunity!”
TEAMS adult literacy student (she shared this with me when I visited her class today)
READ for Life
Photo gallery
Dan, Myron and Jody
Earlier days and happier times with these pigs… before swine fever.
Our brave Myron!
A demonstration lesson with P1.
Jody with P1 class teachers and the lovely P1 class (not all 142 present, but many of them!)
Our first set of published phonics readers!
Look who found a big rat!
School classroom built from church ruins.
Always a teacher… helping out children with some extra homework during a teaching visit to South Sudan.
A P1 pupils’ written work on a slate during a phonics lesson.
Dan and Myron on the road…
Teacher training…
Dan, JB and Bear.
Children putting into practise what their teachers have learnt – practical activities!
Jody teaching student teachers at the local Primary Teacher’s College about how to read aloud
On a refreshing weekend away to Sipi Falls.
Jody sharing at the local primary teacher’s college on reading fluency.
Sharing some laughs over reading games.
Dan and Myron after a bike ride.
Joanne and Dan
Hippo’ing around at mini golf.
Using local materials for teacher training…
Anyone for a game of football? There’s no electricity in this village in South Sudan but there is a generator and football hall – what more do you need?
Dan and Myron at Fort Porta.The Recreation Project
Dan and Jodes... in Gulu, Uganda 
Wow…totally worth it….thanks for sharing xoxoxo
Yep, totally! There were a few stories like this, from both men and women. Although the men weren’t allowed to go to school because of financial reasons, forced to work in the village instead. xxx
Yay how awesome jodes 🙂 How beautiful & inspiring xx
These are the inspiring stories. The ones that keep you going. I don’t share the others on here… just cry to Dan until he tells me to get over it and toughen up 🙂 Although my post today is one of those ones… not sure how to feel after today’s lesson 🙂 Thanks for sharing the journey with me El! xx