Macalaco’s garden is off the mark
At the risk of boring you all, here are photos of more plants! These photos make me really happy because they show just what the villagers are able to do
Macalaco School in Action
While Macalaco’s new school building looked great at the opening ceremony, I always love seeing new classrooms actually being used by the kids. Agostinho visited all 4 Spend it Well schools last week and sent
Search for our next school starts
I am definitely best left at home when the investigative trips are made to decide on our next school projects. The Ministry of Education gives us the schools at the
The gardens are growing
On my visits to the schools I always wish that we could get some fresh vegetables to the kids – for much of the year their diet consists only of rice
Training for teachers of our schools
Last week 8 teachers from the 4 schools Spend it Well has re-built, attended a 2 day teacher training session run by the Alola Foundation. Teachers in rural schools often have limited
Buffalo feasts, donor dancing, white shoes and great joy
With much pomp and ceremony and many hours of celebrations, Macalaco and Maucle schools are officially open! Early Wednesday morning, our intrepid bunch of 11 donors and fund raisers piled into
Back in Dili
It always feels like a time warp coming to Dili – step on the plane in Darwin and then step off again 45 minutes later at a tiny airport fringed
Opening ceremonies all arranged and ready to go
Everything is in place for the opening ceremonies at Maucale and Macalaco schools next week. We have a great group of donors and people involved in the projects coming along.
Maucale School is finished!
Maucale school is all finished except for a few final touches and looks fabulous. Kirsty Sword Gusmao will be opening the school on Thursday October 6. The school is a
Mongol Rally – They are off!
Julian and Viv head out of Paris today on day 1 of their Mongol Rally odyssey. Both they and the beautifully branded “Spend it Well” car are looking great – hope they