Monthly Archives: July 2011

Where’s the door?

Posted on 28/07/2011 by Mark Topley

This past weekend we travelled to the midlands for our annual Site Clinical Lead Forum. We had a fantastic 24 hours together, with some stimulating discussion, updates on where we are heading, and a lot of fun with some significant … Continue reading →

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Time to grow again

Posted on 21/07/2011 by Mark Topley

Jo. Tara and I spent the first part of the week with the UK team – Brian, our Administrator, Ruth our Visits Co-ordinator and Kerry our Fundraising Co-ordinator. It’s hard to believe sometimes that such a small team manages to … Continue reading →

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Never say never

Posted on 16/07/2011 by Rachel

I was at Kigongo School the other day chatting to the year 7 students who are looking to go to secondary school or vocational education next year; finding out about their backgrounds and their aspirations. Most of them were extremely … Continue reading →

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Here come the Belgians…

Posted on 14/07/2011 by Mark Topley

This Saturday is our second ‘It’s a Knockout’ event in Birmingham. Firstly, if you aren’t British, or are aged 25 or under, you need to watch this to understand what I’m talking about. Last year, the event was one of … Continue reading →

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Where Excellence & Warmth meet

Posted on 12/07/2011 by Ian

Last night we had the privilege to see our friends of many years Jeff & Kay Lucas. Jeff was speaking in the Megacentre in Sheffield so Andie & I jumped in the car after Grandparents kindly agreed to sit the … Continue reading →

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A sad week at Bukumbi

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Tara

Our thoughts are with the Bukumbi community this week. Vumi passed away earlier this week after 3 years of battling oral cancer. A small, heartfelt service was held at the church close to the centre and was attended by all … Continue reading →

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Take a break – before you go nuts

Posted on 07/07/2011 by Mark Topley

Today is ‘Saba Saba’ – the seventh of the seventh – a public holiday in Tanzania. So – Happy Saba Saba! With holidays on my mind I am really excited that in a couple of days time, Jo and the … Continue reading →

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