The start of a new term is always one of mixed emotions. The excitement of new classes, the blank page – the new stationery mixed with the wistfulness of missing family and the slower days of Summer. For many children school is the one place that they have security. Following our visit to Kakuma refugee camp the first classroom from our fundraising is now built … Continue reading Looking for the positives
Friday I lead an assembly at Springwell about raising funds for #Kakuma refugee camp – they have decided to do a #4000milechallenge! This is roughly the distance from their school to the camp in Kenya. http://www.janehewitt.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/4000milechallenge.html I played with flowers from the garden and a ‘jam jar’ yesterday. Tommy stayed overnight – this morning was bath time! xx Continue reading 8th – 10th May
I spent the morning doing a ‘photo session’ for a local primary school in their foundation outdoor learning space. The children were delightful. They were happy, polite, friendly and self sufficient. I then spent the afternoon editing images from Kakuma refugee camp where the contrast could not be more marked. – We are all living our lives, due to a total random ‘accident of birth’ … Continue reading 20th April
It’s now just over a week since we returned from Kakuma refugee camp. It’s been a harrowing time due to family circumstances but it has also really made me think. We had Tommy for the day yesterday and despite the challenges that he has to face with his little arm he also has to have an operation on his hips which will result in him … Continue reading 30th March 2015
Very tired today – think that last week is catching up with me 🙂 Single flower from a plant bought at B&Q this morning. Remember you can still donate to our #classroomchallenge and help us raise enough to build a new classroom at Kakuma Refugee Camp https://www.justgiving.com/ww-ep Continue reading 27th March 2015
I have spent the last few days editing and categorising photos from our work in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. All of these images are suitable for use in schools. There will eventually be several folders but I have currently uploaded 170 high res school images and several more in a generic refugee camp folder to dropbox If you want copies of these images I … Continue reading 22nd – 25th March 2015
The last 10 days or so have been spent in Kenya working in Kakuma Refugee camp – here are just a few images – impossible to sum up this place and the hardships that some have to endure We are trying to raise enough money for a new classroom – donations can be made here https://www.justgiving.com/ww-ep thank you x Continue reading 12th March – 21st March Kakuma Refugee Camp Kenya
Jane Hewitt 