- Prof Nancy Edwards to talk in Leamington on 20th October – All invited
Nancy Edwards is coming to St Paul’s Church, Leamington on Friday, 20th October at 7pm to tell us about her experiences with the title “Improving Community Health Care in Low Income Countries”.
She lived in the Sierra Leone for five years, two of them based in Bo where she worked with the Bo-Pujehun Rural Integrated Development Program.
Nancy Edwards is a nurse and epidemiologist who worked in the field of global health and development for forty years. She is a Distinguished Professor and Professor Emerita at the University of Ottawa and the recipient of numerous awards including three honorary doctoral degrees.Teachers’ visit to UK boosts school links
Our visitors enjoyed the hospitality of seven host families who had offered through the network of Leamington and Warwick schools.
A programme of school visits, meetings and experiences was organised to enable the team to learn about British education and culture as well as some of the issues we have in common such as Climate change. Sight-seeing in London, Birmingham and Coventry were all part of a packed itinerary.200 Trees Planted in School Campaign
Children in local primary schools have planted trees as part of a joint Climate Action project with their One World Link partner schools in Bo, Sierra Leone.
One World Link was delighted when Leamington Town Council agreed to sponsor tree planting in Bo as its way of marking 40 years of friendship between the two areas. Since then, over 200 trees have been planted in total.
- Teachers’ meeting and celebration
Teachers held a meeting at the OWL Centre in Bo to discuss plans for their collaborative work on Climate Change. Schools are focusing on UN Global Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. We hope to inspire pupils to consider re-using and recycling materials to reduce waste. When the business meeting was finished the teachers enjoyed … Continue reading “Teachers’ meeting and celebration”
Bo Waste Management Project goes National
In 2007 One World Link assisted Bo City Council in re-establishing the waste disposal system which had collapsed during the civil war. Now there are certificate, undergraduate and diploma courses at universities in Sierra Leone and Bo claims to be the cleanest city in Sierra Leone.
Ready to go! Teachers preparing to visit the UK
Five teachers from schools in Bo are preparing for their visit to the UK in June. . They will have a busy schedule visiting their partner schools and having discussions with teachers. They will also join in the celebrations of the Day of the African Child when four hundred children will assemble for a programme of drumming, dancing, siinging and storytelling.
