End of term

Metaha

Last Friday was the last day for the second school term and children came in big numbers. The bicycle shop provided 3 bicycles for the children to learn how to ride. Two bicycles were used by the older children and a small one for the younger children. The children who know how to ride a bike were teaching those who don' know. Sometimes pushing the bike and telling the one who is ridding to look forward was the only way to teach. For many children it was the first time to ride a bike and focus was therefore a challenge.
While some were riding, the rest of the children were playing games. It was a lot of fun but also frightening for some children who never got a chance to ride a bike. Volunteers made sure that most of the children got a chance to ride. We realized that we should do more of this lessons until everyone knows.This Friday was the last day for the classes for this term and the children will go for the school holiday.

The computer where the pictures are saved is currently experiencing problems with connection to the internet and the pictures cannot be published with this posts. You will definitely see the picture in the next blog.

Uharee nawa/Cheers

Kakarandua

Shoe box gifts

Metaha

64 children received gifts which were packed in a shoe box. In each box, there were items such as shampoo, toothpaste, tooth brush, pens, different pencils, some note books, toys and games. Each box was different from the other as it was given by individual children. These gifts were facilitated by a friend in Outjo, Wilma Schoeman, who got them from Netherlands. Early this year, Wilma requested for a list of children to get the donation, therefore only children who were in the club last year received the gifts two weeks ago.

The children who got games in their boxes were requested to donate them to the whole group. These games are kept at the office for everyone to play with. Last Friday, the children sat inside the office yard and chose games they wanted to play with; which varied from different puzzles, cards, dominoes, skipping robes, balls etc. Some games could be played by one person while others could be played in different group sizes.

Each child took part in different games as he or she wished.

It is real joy to watch children playing and enjoying themselves that much as we could see them jumping up and down with smiles on their faces.

The Omapitiro Weyuva club is extending its gratitude to the children in Netherlands who donated the shoe boxes, Wilma Schoeman and everyone who facilitated this process for the gifts to reach our club.

The twins are happy to receive their boxes

The puzzle brought these two so close to each other as they are constructing a car (toy)

The games encouraged the children to built team work among themselves.

Another group enjoying the card's game

Under the tree, assisted by a volunteer who illustrated some of the difficult games.

Uharee nawa/ Cheers for now

Kakarandua

Nemo, the lost fish

Metaha/Good day

The children watched a movie about Nemo, a fish that was lost and eventually found. After they watched the movie, they were asked questions to test their understanding of the movie and how they could relate the story to the things that happened in their lives.

The children enjoyed the movie very much and could follow the story and answer the questions. To the question whether they ever had lost something valuable they mentioned to have lost siblings, pets ect. They started to tell stories of their own and how they struggled to find what was lost.

Watching movies is one of the activities the children enjoy the most.

Group pictures of the children that watched the movie

Uharee nawa/Cheers

Kakarandua