Day 10- Project Day in Dundee Area
Project day was quite exciting as we ended up visiting two Noah projects in Nyanyadu, and area close to Dundee, Inqaba ka Noah and uJabulile ka Noah. As it is the holiday time many of the children do not arrive until midday, and so most of the morning was spent talking to the Noah staff and volunteers. Two local Rotarians joined us, and we were once again able to create a local Rotary partnership with Noah Ark sites. Local caregivers and parents turned out to meet the hikers and it was important for the all of us to be able to talk and understand the reality of the people in the area. We left the Noah sites with promises from the Rotary Club of Dundee to sponsor seeds, sewing machines and other resources to develop more income generating projects in the area. To find out more about more about Noah please visit, http://www.noahorphans.org.za
The hikers had the afternoon "off", and it turned out to be an opportunity to visit a local museum on the Anglo-Boer war (The Great Africa War). We also had a chance to spend more time with our local hosts before going to the Dundee Rotary Christmas party. Spending time with local Rotarians and their families has been an extremely important part of our trip, and all of can say that our lives have been forever changed by the kindness shown to us along our journey. Thanks to Estelle, President of the Rotary Club of Dundee for a great couple of days!
Project day was quite exciting as we ended up visiting two Noah projects in Nyanyadu, and area close to Dundee, Inqaba ka Noah and uJabulile ka Noah. As it is the holiday time many of the children do not arrive until midday, and so most of the morning was spent talking to the Noah staff and volunteers. Two local Rotarians joined us, and we were once again able to create a local Rotary partnership with Noah Ark sites. Local caregivers and parents turned out to meet the hikers and it was important for the all of us to be able to talk and understand the reality of the people in the area. We left the Noah sites with promises from the Rotary Club of Dundee to sponsor seeds, sewing machines and other resources to develop more income generating projects in the area. To find out more about more about Noah please visit, http://www.noahorphans.org.za
The hikers had the afternoon "off", and it turned out to be an opportunity to visit a local museum on the Anglo-Boer war (The Great Africa War). We also had a chance to spend more time with our local hosts before going to the Dundee Rotary Christmas party. Spending time with local Rotarians and their families has been an extremely important part of our trip, and all of can say that our lives have been forever changed by the kindness shown to us along our journey. Thanks to Estelle, President of the Rotary Club of Dundee for a great couple of days!
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