BACK TO SCHOOL.

The 1st term holiday is finally over and its time to go back to school. These are some of the children after receiving scholastic materials from FALCCO. Thanks all our partners and sponsors for making all this possible. The children are now accessing better quality education due to the support. They can now have break tea and lunch at the school that we've taken them to. Before, they used to walk long distances going home for lunch and then back to school.

Had fun with the children; singing, dancing, playing...

Inside a hut (small, grass thatched house) belonging to one of the Batwa families.

Batwa demonstrating how they used to make fire for cooking in the forest. They would rub a dry piece of wood against another strongly untill the friction caused a smoke and some little ash which they then put in dry grass and puff till a fire is sparked off.

WE ENJOYED HOSTING YOU!

We were privileged once again to host a team of students from Gorteburg University, Sweden from 12th to 19th May 2014. We visited families, the children had great fun learning Swedish children's songs and playing with their visitors, visited a Batwa settlement near Mgahinga forest; the stories are endless but here goes.....

We watched the Batwa perform their cultural dances. These are a minority peaple group in Kisoro that previously lived in the forests around Kisoro district in Uganda and in D.R Congo. When the forests were gazetted into National parks, they were sent out without being compensated or given alternative land for cultivation. they now live as squatters on other peaples land, working for them to survive. They, however have a very rich cultural heritage. They are experts at understanding the flora and fauna around the forests, they know which plants can work as medicinal herbs and which for food. In the forests they had lived as hunters and fruit gatherers. it was fun as they demonstrated to us how they killed the animals during hunting.

FELLOWSHIP DAY 9th May 2014

A break from lessons with some fun singing...

Elizabeth Niyobyose at work...

Doing a short Writing exercise...

Upcoming teachers....

Children take turns to answer questions by pointing at the right answer on the chalk board.Top-bottom: Deborah Maniriho, Justine Cyimpaye, Miriam Cyimpaye, Maureen Tukundane and the little Samuel Ihorihoze.

More class work and contributions from children...

Ndayisenga Emmanuel answers a question...

The class was interesting. A lot of student participation. We looked through their report cards and those that didnt perfom so well last term will be given special attention this coming term. However, there were some that did exceptionally well.

In second last pic, Deborah Maniriho explains an answer to the class while above, Andrew Niyonshimye points to an answer on the chalk board.

We teach children that washing hands before eating is non negotiable!

Miriam Zihaawe helps to pour water for her friends to wash before taking a snack.

A snack before class is a must!

Games always feature at the fellowship days because kids learn as they play...