February 2009

School’s in! So, January and a new year starts. Big problems, because Evariste was bombarded with requests for places. Around 40 or so more children than we could accommodate arrived during the first couple of weeks. Evariste had a hard time refusing and one...

November 2008

RATs in Rwanda! Who are the RATs? As you will have noticed, this newsletter looks different from the ones you usually receive from Meg. That’s because Meg hasn’t written it. The RATs have! Who are the RATs? Well we are 4 teenagers all from the Barrow area...

January 2009

Sun and smiles in January !! Lovely to be back and see everyone again. Tuesday January 20th 2009 A very special day for the tailoring class. We have our first graduates. They have completed 6 months training and we had a celebratory presentation of certificates, the...

September 2008

September 2008 Dear Folks, We are often so preoccupied with the next thing, thinking about the future, problems with work or family, planning travel, visits and so on that we can forget what we have already achieved. I was recently showing some pictures and talking...

July 2009

July 2009 July/August 2009 I am almost packed and ready to return to Rwanda on Sunday. Thanks to all our supporters, especially in South Cumbria, we have raised enough money to complete the house boundary and prepare the ground for toilets and new kitchen. I am...