Prensa update

Hello everyone who is reading!

Just wanted to come on and put a few thoughts down.

The IT room has been used all week and some classes have been in twice. For some of the younger ones it is the first time they have used a computer. They get very excited about going on the computers and line up outside patiently. They are really good at sharing and some of the younger ones sit on each others laps and help each other. Wilko worked busily to add several more computers and now a whole class can come in and use it. We have been busy talking to teachers to get them to realise that having the computer room is a wonderful resource for both the students and kids (they do need some convincing as they have gone so long without using one and are perhaps not as familiar with what to do). They do still need further support and financial help as the electricity for the school is vey basic and limited but we hope they will continue to use the computers after we have gone.

We have been helping serve the lunches and doing anything else that we have seen is needed. Gillian, Chloe S and I ended up scrubbing a wendy house which was completely abandonded and Wilko had rebuilt. Lots of the team have been refreshing the old playground and when the kids want to come in and play we have to turn them away as there is wet paint and varnish everywhere! Not easy but hopefully they will be able to use it next week again and I am sure they will be delighted.

The most special thing about being here is spending time with the children. You really can forget that they live in appalling conditions when you see them in the school in their uniforms. Over the last 5 days I have experienced so many of happy, smily and friendly children coming up to me and asking my name, wanting their picture taken and a hug. It is heart warming and you can tell they really appreciate us being here and the things we are doing to help them.

Tomorrow we go to Novotas cemetary where people live in shanties on top of rows of tombstones, many of these are children who go to the school we have been working at all week.

The ambassadors was incredible and a delight!