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Activities
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Activities
for children Fifteen
children took part in stenciling animal motifs on the wall of the dedicated
Library and signing their names. Ten
children took part in an hour of gymnastics, including stretching and
somersaults. The
Kabubbu Community Primary School Football Team played a Kabubbu adult team. Kabubbu
Community Library Football and Netball Tournament
The
Kabubbu Community Primary School Football Team played a Kabubbu adult team in
the Kabubbu Community Library Football and Netball Tournament.
The children, who won the match were presented with medals, donated by
the UNESCO Youth Ambassador and all participants received certificates.
The teams were very pleased with the 3 footballs and dribbling cones
donated to the Library for sporting events, by one of the EMCOR volunteers. Two
local netball teams played a match and were delighted with the coloured bibs, to
identify the different teams, which were donated to the Library by an EMCOR
volunteer. Competitors received
certificates and the winners got Coca Cola stationary sets as prizes (donated by
the UNESCO Youth Ambassador). Both
matches were very exciting and the shouts and cheers traveled a long way.
Competitors were very happy with the certificates and prize presentation. Kabubbu
Community Library Newspaper Article Competition
There
were nine adult entrants to the Newspaper Article Competition to write about the
events happening during the volunteers visit. Medals for first, second and third places were presented and
wash bags (donated by BA) were given as participation prizes to all entrants. The
articles were very interesting, especially the one about the football game,
where the author quoted the captain of the adult team saying ‘the team were
shy as they did not have a football kit to play in and had to play without their
shirts’. Visit
from the County Chief and CASSO (Community Action To Support The Survival Of
Orphans) Project Worker
A
relationship of mutual support has been established with the Buganda Kingdom
Administration, through the County Chief of Kyadondo County.
Buganda is a tribal Kingdom that covers about 33% of Uganda.
At this meeting, advice was given by Victoria Vassie on improvements to
the CASSO project proposal and techniques for enlisting responsible volunteers.
Materials provided for the CASSO project from donors in the UK included: 2
football kits, 15 footballs, dribbling cones and a trophy.
Two
boxes of business books from the British Airways Quest Centre were donated to
the Kyadondo County Tele-Centre / Library run by the Buganda Kingdom
Administration. The staff responded
with a wonderful ‘Thank You’ letter. The
County Chief and CASSO Project Worker provided details of the Best Practice Show
they hold for the purpose of raising the self-esteem of the orphans within their
community. They described how the
orphans are prepared for the Show and the results of the event.
Kabubbu Community Library may well consider holding a similar event to
boost the self-esteem of local orphans.
Orphans often fail academically in schools through a lack of support and
direction from home, which is subsequently compounded by the stigmatization of
failure. Buganda
Kingdom Chiefs devote time to visit Kabubbu Library events, such as Reading
Festivals and Auctions to encourage the people and perform the duties of Guests
of Honour. Their
administration also provides free radio advertising for Kabubbu Community
Library Events and they plan to invite the King of Buganda to the opening
ceremony of the Dedicated Library Building.
This will serve to attract other improvements to Kabubbu such as repair
of the road and will encourage the local people to use their Library by raising
its profile with attendance of the King. This
supportive relationship established on Victoria’s last visit to Kabubbu in
January 2004 is now delivering many benefits to both Buganda Kingdom initiatives
and Kabubbu Community Library Service. |
