Mount Soche Hotel Blantyre

Glyn Jones Road, (formerly Le Meridien Mount Soche) Blantyre, Malawi

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Opening A CHILDREN'S CENTRE

A travel blog entry by sarahbattersby

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... about this I think I had been so happy that finally we were able to get the students in on paid contracts and was expecting them to be feeling the same. Instead some of them did not seem to want to be there and were quite rude. I stupidly got myself into an argument about transport money, which opened up a great amount of negative feeling about the centre, the salaries, the uniform, the rota, the hours and on and on, that I found quite difficult to take after all the work ...

Christmas and New Year

A travel blog entry by sarahbattersby

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... tears for most of the service. I just started to think I can’t really believe that I am here.

To lighten the mood I have a friend, Mathias, who sings in the choir and at the end of the service he said

'Sarah it was only by the grace of God that I got through that service’ this was because he had not yet gone to bed from the night before. I did think he was swaying a bit but I thought it was just in time to the music.

Christmas Dinner was great , ...

Over due update from Bats

A travel blog entry by sarahbattersby

... Chilomoni. There seemed to be two types of place, one to help the child and one to help the family. There were lots of children hanging around the drinking den and this is something I would like to explore further because it is not a good environment for children to be brought up in.

Our information was presented to the allocation committee who gave 11 children sponsored places at the children’s centre, so next week David and I will visit ...

I'm still alive!

A travel blog entry by sarahbattersby

... also very clear but I was greatly helped by David who’s been here a year. In true Yorkshire style at the end of the meeting I told everyone to help themselves to food. Not the done thing! Chiefs go first – oops!

The delegates made applications on behalf of needy children and I will visit the families with David, the chiefs and social welfare to verify the applications. I am a little apprehensive about the visits as we are choosing children who are ...

I'm still alive!

A travel blog entry by sarahbattersby

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... on to Diddy, a new volunteer, who ended up in hospital on a drip – great start to her trip.

Everyone is well now, work has been busy and I am still often over whelmed by what I’m doing but it is getting better as the confidence in my ability increases. It’s such a massive project and a big jump from a 35 place setting to 230 places. I’m involved in decisions about building work and planning so it’s great experience for ...

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