More acitivities and achievement
12 Sep 2008 at 13:20
Hello all,
Early this week, we went to shopping for some kitchen stuff , cleaning stuff , school uniforms (inc. socks, shoes, shirts and so on), toiletries and stationery with the cook, the caretaker and one of the Chird Care Workers. We just told them how much we had on our budget (30% of the fund we had raised at home) and they decided what to buy for the house. It was quite exciting as it was like what people do on the TV! It was also very nice to see them happy with the shopping^^
We also got each boy a shoe case in which tjey can put 10 pairs of shoes and some rails where they can hang their clothes to make their room tidy. For most of the stuff we and the staff got, we got some discount by explaining that those stuff were for the boy's home! (One of the volunteers is very good at asking for discount^^) It was quite impressive that the shops gave us the discount as I don't think it could happen so easily in Japan..
Another thing, which...
Off two weeks
07 Sep 2008 at 18:39
Hello all,
I'm finally back on my weblog..
We used up the internet capacity (1G or something) for August before the last day of the month and got the internet back early this week!
Two things I've already written on here need to be corrected.
One is that the idea of putting up blackboards for each boys to draw and decorate was changed to notice boards on which they can stick cutting, their pictures or whatever with tapes and make collage of their own.
The reason is because, according to the principal of Liebenhaus, it'd be hard to draw a line between drawing and graffiti , which is seen as one of gangsters' activities. Also, the kids are not going to be given pins to decorate the notice boards as pins aren't safe for them.
The other thing is the story about the guy whose family didn't visit him when he was in a hospital for 2 months. He wasn't shot. That was my misunderstanding. He was in the hospital for his operation for his kidney, which...
The situation in Galvendale (Don't worry, fun stuff will be followed:-D)
22 Aug 2008 at 12:40
Liebenhaus , the kid's home I've been working at, currently accommodate 23 kids aged from 6-17. They are all from very very broken homes, abused or neglected.
Until a couple years ago, Liebenhaus had to call around and ask for basic stuff like food and toiletries. They were always short of food and are still in need for other things to make the home comfortable for the kids so that they can feel proud when they come home .
This area, Galvendale , as a whole has also faced difficulties such as a high rate of unemployment, violence, crime, poverty and so on.
A volunteer who worked for another project told me that a boy's family members don't care about each other at all and none of his family, even his mum, visited him when he got shot on the street and was in hospital for two months because, to them, it was just his fault.
Every morning 4 of us drive from our house to Liebenhaus and see many children who can't go to school, some of which walk along roads where you...
Read more: The situation in Galvendale (Don't worry, fun stuff will be followed:-D)
Doing good in Port Elizabeth^^
20 Aug 2008 at 12:51
Hello all,
Thanks for visiting my weblog:)
I've arrived here in Port Elizabeth safely in the evening two days ago WITHOUT my luggage, which was delivered yesterday with the locks broken and opened.. What a start! But for some reason, I didn't get too upset about it; rather thought this kind of things just happens!
In 30 mins time, we, 4 new volunteers, are going to meet the 23 boys.
Can't wait!
We all have raised some fund and can decide how it's gonna be spent.
So far, we've decided to paint one of the two boy's rooms (one for little ones and the other bigger ones) and draw some pictures on the walls.
Like always said here, we should keep in mind that we are not here to just give stuff we can buy them and end up spoiling them but to help them become independent so that they can live better back in their family and cope well with the society.
From that point of view, we'll ask the kids to help us with the paint job and also we'll put blackboards...
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