This morning it was time to re-visit the Girls’ Orphanage especially so that Don & Steve could meet them having been laid up in bed last week on the trip to the beach. It was evident how excited they were to see Don again and his Mr Bean impressions soon had the girls in hysterics; the clown was back in town! We were treated to some of the special performances held back from last week’s trip ranging from local dances to performances of the “hokey pokey”. But with games to play – being blindfolded and trying to place the eye on the elephant, or mimicking monkeys – there was a really relaxed atmosphere and not anything like you’d expect in an orphanage. Given Don’s recent health scare and Mrs Mohammed also being seriously ill at the same time, both gave rather poignant speeches about how important the support we give the girls and equally how highly regarded Don, Della and their friends were in their eyes.
We agreed to continue to fund the girls’ education for the foreseeable future and really look forward to being able to take them out again. The whole set up is very organised and the professionalism and love that the teachers have for their girls is evident and we hope to be able to transfer some ideas to the Village School.
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