School Expeditions Summer 2010
This summer has seen a record number of school teams visit KEEA, with Sabre hosting a total of 212 students split between nine different school groups. All are based within local communities that Sabre actively works with, and the expedition groups were given a traditional Ghanaian welcome during their stays in the respective communities. The projects undertaken by each group varied depending on the different needs of each community, however, together they built four kindergarten playgrounds (Bronyibima, Dwabor, Ayensudo Islamic & Ayensudo Community), staged various malaria awareness programmes, got involved with aspects of classroom and school refurbishment, put
Reach Cambridge Following on from last year’s fabulous “GhanaFest” event, Sabre again teamed up with summer school Reach Cambridge, this time for a Summer of Fun(draising)! 120 students from all around the globe were involved in a series of charity challenges, auctions of promises, drumming circles and street collections to raise a phenomenal £3,033 for Sabre’s next kindergarten project at Ayensudo. A big thank you to the students and the people of Cambridge for their overwhelming generosity!
Volunteer in Ayensudo
September brings with it the beginning of the new kindergarten building project at Ayensudo. Both the school design and our volunteer programme have been enhanced by our experience in Dwabor and the volunteer construction programme will run from early October 2010 until the end of May 2011. For further details please contact our volunteering team. Corporate partners
on eight kindergarten sports days and painted classroom murals. On top of this they still found time for a bit of well-deserved rest and relaxation, seeing local cultural highlights including Elmina Castle and Kakum National Park, as well as enjoying some beach time at various points during their stay. What these groups have achieved between them is incredible and it has been fantastic to see what new ideas each one has brought to their own projects. Feedback from the schools has been overwhelmingly positive and we look forward to building upon this aspect of our work in the future. Bring on next summer!
Charity Concert Chamber choir Aliquando will be giving a performance of Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater on 6th November at St. Mary’s Church, Henley-on-Thames. Aliquando Director, Anne Evans says: “ I first heard the work under the baton of Karl Jenkins himself, and was utterly captivated - we are extremely fortunate that Belinda Sykes, the soloist on that occasion, will sing and play the “ethnic”
element in our performance alongside One-Drum, and together with Chaconne Brass, organist Philip Aspden, and a string ensemble”. All proceeds from this exciting and memorable concert will go to the Sabre Trust. Tickets are £12 and can be reserved either by email (aliquando@sky.com) or telephone (+44 (0) 1491 578 238). See www.aliquando.co.uk for further details.
SOAS Sports Tour
Promotional Material
In mid-September Sabre will welcome a touring football squad from London University’s School of Oriental & African Studies. The students will play fixtures against Sabre, the University of Cape Coast and Elmina Sharks as well as running coaching sessions for local soccer academies and completing the construction of a toilet block at Bronyibima Kindergarten School.
We are delighted to launch our new corporate sponsorship pack which includes a redesigned “About Us” flyer. This can be downloaded from our website. If you work for a company that may be interested in partnering with the Sabre Trust and would like a copy of this new pack then please do get in touch - it includes full information on our corporate volunteering scheme.
Ghanaian Picture & Proverb
“If you don’t know your way in the light, don’t try and find your way in the dark!” Contact Us: T: 0203 239 9471 E: tom@sabretrust.org E: volunteer@sabretrust.org W: www.sabretrust.org