Reports to the AGM included education, health and planning initiatives
UK teachers visit Bo to see progress in the ‘Ignite Bo’ project
The Day of the African Child celebrations involved a total over 800 children
See the Progress Report in our joint EducAid ‘Ignite Bo’ teacher training project
We made ourselves seen and heard at the Leamington Peace Festival
February – A group of UK teachers visited Bo to re-imagine how OWL can play a role in supporting education and working alongside our current schools.
February – Dr Nnedi Dede visited Bo to look at options for extending the health link.
Spring – OWL education teams in Sierra Leone and UK develop a programme with Educaid to provide training and mentoring to 5 Bo schools: “Ignite Bo” – “Transforming Education in Bo OWL schools“
June – Celebrating the Day of the African Child
September – OWL exhibited at Ecofest and had a sponsored “Parks and Pubs” walk to raise funds for the “Transforming Education in Bo OWL schools” project.
September – The Transforming Education in Bo Schools project with EducAid begins, with their mentor, JP, in Bo
Five hundred children celebrated the Day of the African Child on 17th June
OWL was on display at Leamington Ecofest
Money raised at the Leamington pantomime was used to renovate the OWL Centre in Bo
Four committee members visited Bo to sustain our relationships with the OWL committee and youth groups and with the local authorities
Computers sent to Bo for a training centre at the OWL Centre
June – Four teachers from Bo visit the UK. See report
The Day of the African Child celebrated with Zoom links between Bo and Warwick. See the pictures
Schools in both countries participate in tree planting linked with their environmental studies. Read more: 200 Trees Planted in School Campaign, Bo Schools Tree Planting Campaign
June – The Day of the African Child celebrated again by zoom link. The Day of the African Child – a virtual celebration, Day of the African Child celebrations in Bo
August – One World Link stand at the Leamington Ecofest generated a great deal of interest.
October – Richard Hall, Helena White and Zoe Milburn visit Bo – the first visit since the Covid restrictions. Helena and Zoe delivered midwifery training – see their report here. There are prospects for future developments – see Richard’s report here.
Restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with lockdowns in the UK and Sierra Leone, prevented face-to-face meetings and visits from January to July.
Committees held digital meetings and this permitted joint meetings between the Bo and UK committees for the first time.
April – Johannes Mallah Jnr visited Bo
June – Schools in both countries celebrated the Day of the African Child digitally
September – UK archives were lodged with the Warwickshire County Records Office
January – Health Link and Planning Visit to Bo
February – AGM for 2019, Teachers visit Bo
Restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with lockdowns in the UK and Sierra Leone, prevented face-to-face meetings and visits from March to December
February – Phil Clarke and Mair Evans participate in a planning workshop in Bo.
Three teachers visit Bo
March – AGM for 2018. Glenn Fleet and Derek Greedy provide training for waste management
June – Four teachers from Bo visit UK and participate in the Day of the African Child
November – planners win “Highly Commended” by the Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) in its 2019 Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement
January – AGM for 2017
February – Three teachers visit Bo
May – Glenn Fleet and Derek Greedy provide training and advice on waste management in Bo, Kenema and Makeni
June – Day of the African Child in both Leamington and Bo
November – Jane Knight and Helena White visit Bo to scope the health link and meet President Julius Maada Bio
AGM (for the year 2016)
February – three teachers visit Bo
April – Helena White, midwife, visits Bo and investigates possibility of new health link
May – Glenn Fleet and Derek Greedy visit Bo, Kenema and Makeni for waste management project
June – Three teachers from Bo visit Warwick District
June – Day of the African Child: Leamington and Bo
Bo City Council plan to turn the Bomerh (central dump) into a public park
Tribute to Myf Hodkin
OWL Newsletter June 2017
September – Derek Greedy – Progress on transforming the dump into a park
