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My story

 

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In July 2009, a group of young people from Barra will travel over to Zambia on a return exchange trip, spending two weeks with the boys at the Mthunzi Centre on the outskirts of the main city of Lusaka.  The boys who visited our island in August 2008, are looking forward to another meeting of two different but very similar cultures. The main theme of the exhange is 'Our Work - Our Music,' focusing on traditional industries and connected music, which the boys throughly enjoyed while on Barra -  as you can see from the main photo after a fantastic visit to the local fish processing factory! 

We need your help to get to Zambia.  Why?  Well to light up all the faces of these young lads on arrival will be enough to make our trip worthwhile.  With little money to live on and a volatile education system, our two weeks will be spent teaching the boys our work music, especially our wealth of Gaidhlig work music, and the boys will return the favour by teaching us some of their work songs in Bemba, Nyanja and some of their other languages!  As the boys visited our main industries while on the island, we will spend time visting the main industries in Zambia.  There will also be a focus on religious music.

Their traditional music gives them the roots they need in a vulnerable society, while the exchange visits give them the means to fly.   

Please help us be with the boys for two weeks by simply sponsoring us on Justgiving.  Thank you in advance. Taing mhor.

Check out www.mthunzi.org for more information on the initiative.

Please note that due to the nature of our trip, we will not be claiming for Gift Aid.  Therefore, when you make your donation you’ll be asked:
“Are you donating in return for a ticket to an event/raffle/auction?"
 
Please answer YES!  Thank you.

Donation by Iona 10/07/09  

£25.00

I visted Barra on holiday last week and had the priviledge to join you for Mass at Our Lady, am happy to help you! Keep up the great work! Donation by Mark Eveleigh 05/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best Wishes and have a great trip. Donation by Sandray Shellfish 12/05/09  

£50.00

Hope all goes well good luck Donation by Moira Shaw 04/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck. Gun teid gu math leibh! Donation by Frances 23/04/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done again everybody! Donation by Crinan 22/04/09  

£150.00

It's a great work to be doing. Every blessing on your trip. Donation by Catriona McCowan 21/04/09  

£100.00

All the best for the trip Donation by Grace 28/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck, I hope you make the target. Donation by Peter 28/03/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best of luck with the trip everyone. Well done. The boys really benefit from all the work done !!! Donation by Gráinne 27/03/09  

£30.00

Auntie Marian leads by example Donation by anonymous 26/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Take our love and prayers to all the lads Donation by Philippa 25/03/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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