Who is hastings twinned with

None of this can be done without the support of the community here in the UK and we are extremely grateful to the people of Hastings UK and the surrounding areas in helping us to achieve so much in Hastings, Sierra Leone since we first started working there at the end of Rebel War.

There is an awful lot more to do and we need your continued support for the work to continue. How amazingly thoughtful and kind!

Maybe something other parents and teachers will support next year? Well done Freya! Both schools now have a water supply again and the children will be delighted when they return to school after the holidays. We are now working with more schools to work out what needs to be done and obtain estimates so we can plan how to proceed. As the work gains momentum we desperately need your support and donations to keep the project going.

You can donate through Give as You Live on our website at www. Thank you to everyone who has donated already. We and the community in Hastings, Sierra Leone really appreciate the difference your donations are making.

Sanitation Project Update. Work is continuing at REC Jui. The well and pumps are fixed but they are now inspired and are continuing to improve the facilities and decorate the well area. We are already talking to the next set of schools to get estimates and programme the work to get water supplies into more schools. The visit if February will provide an added boost to the momentum of the project and we will visit all of the schools to carry out surveys and agree with the head teachers the work that needs to be done.

Thanks to every one who has contributed so far. Your donations are making a real difference enabling us to progress with the school sanitation project and to continue the work with the Health Centre and the community. Thank you once again for your continued support. Richard Homewood will be working on our Schools Sanitation Project. David Lewis is exploring the development of livelihoods, looking at business opportunities for local people and how we can help them earn a living for the future.

The Teacher group will be using their half term break in UK to teach in their partner schools in Sierra Leone. They have met several times this autumn to plan for their partnership visit.

Booking flights, acquiring visas, checking documentation and booking accommodation are just a few of the tasks completed so far. Teachers have received training through the British Council for their Global Teacher Award, and have picked up lots of ideas for activities.

They will be spending the week in their partner schools, learning about education in Sierra Leone, observing their partners teaching and sharing some of their own teaching experience through activities with the children.

They will also attend a British Council Conference on the first weekend of their visit. It will be a packed programme, but they will also have the opportunity to get to know Hastings and Freetown Sierra Leone, and enjoy the company of residents at evening social events and there may even be time for some shopping and a trip to the beach for a swim.

In the first 6 weeks of , teachers will be planning their activities and collecting resources to take with them. There will also be some collaborative planning in order to run stimulating partnership workshops in February. This visit has been made possible in part through grants awarded by the British Council to allow reciprocal visits for both UK teachers and for Sierra Leone teachers.

Other members of the team are self-funding their trips, such is their commitment to making a difference to the livelihoods of children in Sierra Leone. We would like to thank everyone for their generous donations that support our key projects in Sierra Leone.

Updates on the projects can be found on our website hastingshastings. School Sanitation Project forges ahead. Kankalay School has made real progress with its water supply and there are some videos on our page to show the progress that has been made. We are busy planning for the Exchange visit in February when a group of 25 teachers and volunteers will be sharing their skills and experience with their colleagues in Sierra Leone.

Whilst the teachers focus on education other volunteers will be working with the Health Centre and on the Sanitation Project to review progress with the four schools so far and to encourage other schools to join in. Water supply is just the first step toward providing proper hygiene and sanitation facilities in all fourteen schools we are twinned with. None of this could be achieved without your kind generosity, so thank you all and best wishes for the festive season.

Kankalay Kankalay School has made real progress with its water supply and here are some videos to show the progress that has been made. Work on the sanitation project is well underway at Jui Upper School where they have been digging the well deeper and repairing the pump. They do not have access to any piped water supply. Dangerous work for those involved going down the well but it will certainly make a huge difference in ensuring a regular water supply all year.

Thank you once again everyone for your generous donations. Great progress with the sanitation project in Hastings SL. St Mulumba has been working hard to connect the water supply to the tank and complete the project at their school. Staff and pupils are eternally grateful for the help we have given them with the first stage of the sanitation project. During the exchange visit in February we will be visiting all of the schools to survey what needs to be done for the next phases of the project, providing toilet and hygiene facilities.

The project is starting to gain momentum and we need your help and support more than ever now. Best wishes for the festive season and thank you all once again for your generosity.

Great progress with the work on the water supplies at schools in Sierra Leone. At St Mulumba, water tower built and tank in place! Well at REC Hastings repaired and security improved, awaiting the new gate. Thanks to everyone in the UK for their contributions and thanks to the staff at schools in Sierra Leone and the workers for making things happen!

Schools Sanitation Project gets off to a great start! Work has begun at the first four of our twinned schools to ensure they have a sustainable water supply.

There is a long way to go with securing the water supplies for all 14 of our twinned schools being only the start. Toilets and Hygiene facilities will follow but the first priority is the sustainable water supply to each. We are working with the other schools to get estimates for the work and will hopefully give the go ahead for more of them before our visit in February next year. Photos of the work at St Mulumba here building the water tower.

We will post more photos as we get them to show how the work is progressing. We are delighted to welcome Southern Energy Solutions as a partner in our fundraising efforts to change the lives and opportunities for children in our Twin Town in Sierra Leone through our work on the Schools Sanitation Project and the Health Centre Project.

Your contributions, however small, can make a huge difference. Visit our website today for more information.

Coming Soon! Book soon to avoid disappointment! Friendship Link Schools Soccer Tournament , the best yet! This year the tournament was held at a new venue, the Bulverhythe playing fields, by kind permission of Hastings Council. Christ Church squeezed home in first place on goal difference, having won one of their matches by 9 goals to nil! The Sierra Leone football tournament has become a real show piece finale to end the school football season.

She has been at the heart of every tournament since the first was held in Find out more about the Friendship Link and the work it is doing in Hastings, Sierra Leone at our website: www. Sierra Leone link promotes Zero Waste On June 15th a group of teachers from the Hastings area in Sierra Leone will be arriving to work for a week with students and staff in their partner schools in Hastings UK. Global citizenship took another step forward when the Hastings UK schools took part in a clean-up afternoon.

It certainly needs to make a powerful and urgent impact on all sections of the community. Hastings Mayor, Cllr. Nigel Sinden, and Deputy, Cllr. Both always show a strong interest in the affairs of the Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link, having themselves taken part in visits to our friends in West Africa and joined fellow Link supporters at the event in St Matthews Church.

It is difficult to imagine what it must be like for children and their teachers to attend schools without such basic essentials. So this money will make a significant contribution to the project. Turay hopes London will be only the start of his Olympic career. Not everyone can become a champion but I believe I will be able to qualify for my country to run in the Olympic Games in in Brazil.

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