WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THIS 50 MILE ULTRA FELL MARATHON, ITS GOING TO BE MEGA TOUGH....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT US WITH JUST A FEW OF YOUR HARD EARNED PENNIES - IT ALL COUNTS

Tiger Kloof/Windermere Service Project – Holding Hands with Thussanang

The Thussanang Centre for Disabled Children is a jewel in a very poor place, it is a sanctuary for 54 children and young people with mental and physical disabilities were they are fed two meals and also gain a basic education. It is a haven for these people full of smiles, hugs and friendly handshakes an overwhelming sense of pride and happiness but abject poverty and the need for facilities we would see as basics.

Since 2003 Windermere School, as one of their projects, supported by parents and friends, have funded the feeding of the young people who attend Thussanang; it was felt that funding full tummies would mean that these children would be able to learn more easily and it has definitely made a difference.

A few years ago, however, it was felt by the Windermere team that there was more they could do for Thussanang which could offer a better life for these young people. In the Summer of 2016 a pilot group gave up a portion of their Summer Holiday to go out and trial a more hands on approach to learning for the Thussanang children, a curriculum which make a difference to these fantastic children and the dedicated team of volunteers who work at the centre.
Windermere School took on the task of planning, preparing, resourcing, delivering and evaluating a small scheme of work with activities and tasks which would allow the children to develop their own knowledge and skill-set.
Windermere proudly handed over all the resources, planning and equipment to start making a difference to the lives of these people, both the students and the volunteer