Gloria, an 11-year-old girl who lives nearby, came to see us earlier in the year. She now regularly visits us and asks us for homework questions. What is so lovely to see is she absolutely loves reading! She was attending a private school last year but since her father recently passed away her mother has moved her to one of the local government primary schools near us. She absolutely devours books and I’m sure she will read my limited collection before the year is out. We went to visit her and her family yesterday, received some lovely Acholi hospitality and had a nice time with her family. Gloria’s mother only completed one year of primary education. She can’t read or write but over lunch we all decided that Gloria is going to teach her. During our little homework sessions I am teaching Gloria a few little skills so she can teach her mother how to read and write. She is beginning today – exciting times! It is such a privilege to serve the local community like this and see young girls like Gloria really being empowered through education.
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 