A couple of days ago, Alice and I sat down with Ketty, armed with pictures of Magwero school, maps, pictures to explain that I had to return to the UK in 2 months. Purpose… to tell her she was going to school, AND she was going to stay there during term time. Gulp, I was…
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Profoundly deaf from birth, and having no speech, Ketty shines out as a remarkable girl overflowing with life. This is the story of our meeting, then setting up the fundraising venture ‘Ulingana’ to pay for specialist schooling at Magwero School for the Deaf.
Zambia 2, getting ready for school ?
So here I am again, back in Zambia Eastern Province, at the end of a long and gruelling year for the people here. Drought and famine have cast a shadow over some, especially out in the bush. President -elect Trump tells us that global warming is a myth; I’d love for him to come and…
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A good year!
The Goddess of the World says, ‘don’t think you can help my children. That task is mine and you will never understand my ways for I am the chaos and order of Nature, in all her beauty. But for having that wish, I will bless you again and again’.
Read MoreThanks for all the help!!
Thanks so much to the people who’ve donated to help me in this delightful project. With two really generous donations, I’m close to what we need for Ketty’s first year at Magwero school for Deaf Children. You cannot begin to imagine what this means for her and Alice, her mum. A future! My plan is…
Read MoreMagwero School for the Deaf
This post is what the fundraising for my young friend Ketty is all about. This is the school which holds our future hopes. Difference between an education, and zero prospects for a young deaf girl who is not understood by anyone in the community except her close relatives.
Read MoreClimbing Everest barefoot for charity (not)
People doing fundraising often do some challenge. My friend Bryony (who is involved in the charitable website ‘ulingana’ with me) has just run a half marathon. But she’s young! And my knee cartilage (skiing legacy!) will not allow me to run. I could spend money to raise money (!) by …say….jumping out of an aeroplane dressed…
Read MoreTales of a firefly – early days of an artist?
In the same way that a blind person’s sense of hearings is often greatly enhanced, so with Ketty her sense of ‘seeing things’ is much more acute than the average person. The first time we met, we went for a walk through the garden and orchard of the NGO. I loved that everything, we had to…
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