by AdminWRBI | Aug 23, 2012 | All projects, Sustainable Livelihoods (Rural Skills Centre), Uncategorised
Because of the poor education system and virtually no job market in our community, many young people have dropped out of school and with few skills find themselves wandering aimlessly about with nothing to do. To address this issue the BI is in the process of...
by AdminWRBI | Aug 21, 2012 | All projects, Education, Uncategorised
The After School Program has introduced the children to the board game of strategic conquest, Chess! As many of the children were unfamiliar with board games, not even knowing how to play checkers, it was a slow process explaining all the different pieces and how...
by AdminWRBI | Aug 13, 2012 | All projects, Education, Uncategorised
The BI’s After School Program had a special guest visit to teach the children how to make bracelets and necklaces using homemade paper beads. Using magazines, newspaper, scrap paper, even candy wrappers, the kids cut out triangles and roll them onto toothpicks. The...
by AdminWRBI | Aug 8, 2012 | All projects, Education, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
Sam is bringing his HIV awareness presentation into the local classrooms targeting all learners 12 years and older at both the No-Ofisi primary school and the Xhora Mouth secondary school. The learners are still shy and require lots of encouragement to actively...
by AdminWRBI | Aug 7, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
Thabang and Sam keep working to improve the BI gardens. Their latest aspiration is to add seedling beds to the gardens. Seedling beds will allow Thabang to use his own seeds for planting vegetables instead of purchasing more expensive seedlings from outside sources. ...
by AdminWRBI | Jul 30, 2012 | All projects, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
The BI’s monthly Health Day for July was held in Tshezi. The event was slightly less formal as we did not have access to a tent because it was needed for a local funeral. Instead, Khuselo and Sam facilitated discussions outside as people waited to be tested for...
