Currently we are still going strong with our projects in the Boys' Home and in the government schools. We have 5 interns at the moment -- Lisa, Keir, Harriet and Jess from the UK, and Nick, who is the lone US representative. They've all been working hard on lessons for both projects. In the schools they are taking lessons from the children's textbooks and working on comprehension for the students' final exams. At the Boys' Home we've been doing a lot of craft projects; our most successful one recently has been the completion of a jigsaw depicting the solar system which is now proudly displayed on the wall.
We also recently had a group here for 2 weeks from Harris Academy Crystal Palace in London. They replaced a cement floor, painted a wall, and did some gardening at the Muthrayanagar School where all 3 Harris groups have been working. Upon completion of their hard work we traveled to Mysore and Coorg, where we had fun battling the leeches and playing in the waterfall at Honey Valley.
We have a few upcoming projects which we are excited about. We are hoping to provide all the boys at the Boys' Home with lockers for them to store their clothes and other belongings, and we are also looking into providing the boys who attend outside school with cycles. There are a few donors who are helping sponsor these projects, and as soon as we get them off the ground we will send updates (and hopefully some pictures!).
Hopefully soon I can sweet-talk one of the interns into writing a post about their time here. Take care until then.
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