- Day of the African Child in Leamington 2017
The Day of the African Child was about celebration and learning. It started with a grand parade when pupils from fifteen schools trooped round the field at Lillington Primary School with banners proclaiming their links with schools in Bo, Sierra Leone, as part of the education programme of One World Link. They then did drumming, dancing, singing, sports, drama and story-telling, all on a Sierra Leonean theme.
One World Link Social Evening
One World Link hosted a Social Evening at the Pump Rooms in Leamington to share news on progress with OWL members and friends. We were treated to a presentation on the teachers’ visit to Bo earlier in the year, including a very impressive video montage that captured the essence of Bo life.
A new health link
As a natural progression of its friendship link with Bo, One World Link is now looking to establish a health link. Continuing in the spirit of support and friendship, Helena White was asked to investigate the possibility of this idea in her recent visit.
- Transforming Bo’s Dump into a Park
A 20-acre piece of land was leased out to Bo town in the 1950s for a public park to be named “Peaston Park”. It subsequently degenerated into a massive illegal dump – a hideout for criminals and a danger to health. Now, step by step, it has been transformed into a recreation park at last.
Intensive training for teachers in Bo
A group of teachers gave up time during their holidays to attend two days of training by Carl Zammit in the One World Link Centre.. They covered a broad range from education theory and classroom management to making games for use in the classroom
Bo schools celebrate the Day of the African Child – in style!
Schools in Bo took to the streets with a brass band and banners. The carried placards saying “Parents to send your children to school”, “Lets act now to keep girls in school” and “Say No to child labour”.
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