- One World Link UK AGM, 2026 – Plenty to report
There was plenty to report as Paul Atkins led a review of the year’s activities.
Planning Link: Phil Clarke updated us on the developments in Bo. During last November’s visit they met the new mayor of Bo City Council and visited the central market. The council have invested in a project to improve the central market. In recognition of his work with The King’s Foundation, Phil was invited to Buckingham Palace last year.
Education Link: We held another successful Day of the African Child and started an project with EducAid providing teacher training to five schools in Bo.
Health Link: Saran Shantikumar was welcomed to OWL as a medical doctor specialising in infectious disease and epidemiology. He teaches at the University of Warwick and has been working with Dr Nnedi Dede-Konkwo who has been developing the link over the past year.One World Link AGM – 24 January 2026
The One World Link UK Annual General Meeting will be at 1.15pm on Saturday, 24th January, 2026 at St Paul’s Church Lounge, Leicester Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4TE.
Do come along to find out more about the OWL community and our current projects!
One World Link “Parks and Pubs” Sponsored Walk
The Teachers Group of One World Link organised a sponsored walk in Warwick and Leamington on a fine September afternoon. The purpose was to raise funds for the One World Link-EducAid “Transforming Education in Bo” project. Sally Morris had devised an ingenious route that covered ten kilometres with hardly any roads. It was a great and worthwhile walk, taking most of us along paths we had no idea existed, and raising more than £3,000 for the project.
- First Term Report on our EducAid Project
EducAid’s coach has now been working for a full term with five linked schools in Bo. There are already many signs of progress as the schools work towards their three main targets: Ensuring students are IN school. Ensuring students are in school and SAFE. Ensuring students are in school, safe and LEARNING.
Training of the teachers across the five schools has been completed, and even those that were not part of the initial training have now been trained. Implementation of the EducAid Top Ten Strategies in the five OWL schools is indeed underway.Bo Centre’s bright new wall
Bo Centre’s bright new wall One World Link in Bo have commissioned an artist to decorate the front wall. These bright new images are the results of his handywork.
Making learning interesting and fun in Bo schools
JP reports on progress with the OWL EducAid project to transform teaching in Bo schools: Teachers have been preparing materials to liven their lessons.
I am very proud to inform you of the preparation of activity-based learning games today. The teachers were excited to see their creativity; the exercise was full of fun and enthusiasm.
As part of Strategy 9 (Make Teaching and Learning Fun), these games will enable students to learn independently.
