Read all about it! The activities of Busega Scotland volunteers:
Valerie and Arnold Barrow are currently volunteering with Busega Scotland.
To keep up to date with what they are doing please visit their blog page at https://busegascotland.co.uk/volunteers-blog-valerie-arnold-barrow-2017/
As well as Turning Point collecting 20 pence’s for Busega Scotland in Smartie Tubes (see the news item on 10.01.17), Youthpoint Moray have been at it as well! Youthpoint is an Aberlour Childcare Trust project in Elgin and supports vulnerable young people in the community. A Youthpoint member of staff, Cenzo Main (if you want to identify him please see the news item dated 090916 ‘Ups and downs and feel the pain’), was a mainstay of Walk Moray for Busega and his enthusiasm for Busega Scotland has certainly rubbed off on his colleagues. John collected £72.80 from the team and the Carneys will give a talk to the staff on 15th February. This is another excellent example of how generously people are willing to get behind Busega Scotland, to support vulnerable children and families in a very distant land. We hope that this website, our newsletters and talks adequately convey the difference that can be made by us all pulling together. It’s a good feeling
Chole family Support project received a boost last night courtesy of the Station Hotel Burghead.
Mike McClafferty entertained the crowd as Quiz Master and Master of Ceremonies. Thanks to the landlord for hosting the event and providing snacks for everyone to enjoy.
The crowd enjoyed a heads and tails game as well as the main quiz. The prize of a bottle of Glen Moray whisky was much appreciated. The birth place of the USA First lady was a little tricky as no one left in the game got the right answer!The winning team received bottles of wine and the booby prize was chocolates. There was also a raffle. A total of £170 was raised. Thank You to all who made it happen and everyone who came along on the night.
Busega Scotland is delighted that Arnold and Valerie Barrow have returned to Tanzania. Look out for more news of their activities in the coming days. If you can’t wait for news , check out their previous activities at https://busegascotland.co.uk/volunteers/
St Anne’s Parish Church, Edinburgh are old friends of Busega Scotland. The Sunday School supported the Mayega orphanage back in 2014 when the children had an outing to the Serengeti National Park. Christine was delighted to accept an invitation to their Guild Meeting on 24.1.17 and met friends old and new. An update on the Mayega Children’s Centre and the work of Busega Scotland was given. The group asked questions about the life of women and aspirations of girls. On the night Christine was presented with a cheque for £130. Once again a big thank you to St Anne’s
Busega Scotland is delighted to announce that Julieth Godwin has been appointed as Assistant Project Leader, with special responsibility for our family support projects. Julieth was previously a Busega Scotland apprentice and has been working with us on a temporary basis over the last few months. Busega Scotland trustees agreed the additional post as we foresee an increase in workload, as major projects develop and this will place additional demands on our Project Leader, Rev Deuli. We should soon be admitting new children to Mayega Children’s Centre, be employing a ‘Saturday teacher’ and working on the water supply. Christine is also keen that Julieth becomes an external counsellor to the girls at Mayega – a role that she is well prepared for through her apprenticeship. We wish Julieth well in her new post and it great to see Busega Scotland ‘growing its own staff’ so successfully
The Moving-on Project received three new recruits this month. Lukondya, Mazabuka and Monica left Mayega for new lives as college students. The two boys will train to be motor mechanics and Monica to be an electrician. It is a well worn path for Mayega leavers to join Kalwande College. Lukondya w
ill join our five other students there. Mazabuka and Monica have enrolled at Nyakato College, which is new for Busega Scotland. Christine and Rev Deuli visited the college and were very impressed by its organisation and facilities. There is competition for places and we were delighted when they were selected, having done very well in the entrance examination and interview.
Lukondya and Mazabuka will be resident at their colleges, while Monica has moved in with Ester and Kabula. They are now in their final year with Ester training as a primary teacher and Kabula doing secretarial studies. The Moving-on Project currently has ten students in full time vocational education as we attempt to provide secure futures for them. All the established students are doing very well and we also expect our new recruits to do Mayega Children’s Centre and Busega Scotland proud.
Matron was sad to see her children leave but bursting with pride at the young adults they have become.
Busega Scotland will be returning to the Drouthy Cobbler in Elgin for a Quiz Night on 17th February. Our previous quizzes at the Drouthy have been great fun, with a big demand for tickets. If you would like to attend then please email [email protected] or ring John on 07936 383800.
For the first time in his life John had a designated parking spot, for his visit to Moray College to meet computer aided design students, along with fellow trustee Colin Sanders. Visitors to the Mayega Children’s Centre cannot stay overnight or for extended periods. Mayega staff think that this is a major disadvantage and Busega Scotland agree. John prepared a brief and gave a talk to the students on the type of building we require and they will use their skills to prepare plans. This is part of assessed course work, so is in line with Busega Scotland’s objective to give back to the community of Moray. The students and their lecturers were incredibly enthusiastic. They have asked for follow-up information that will be gathered by Arnold and Valerie Barrow during their trip to Tanzania. This is team work!
Using Smarties tubes to collect 20 pence pieces is a great way to support Busega Scotland. That is just what Scott Meredith and his team at Turning Point Scotland have been doing in Elgin. John was happy to go along and meet the team and receive their kind donation of £101.75.
If any other work or group wishes to take part in a similar collection please contact us for further details.