Carlos's New Bike

Carlos now has a new motorbike thanks to fund raising by Dorothy, Debbie & friends in Waterlooville. They organised several events including a sponsored swim,a cake stall at church and 'Guess the name of the Rabbit'. The bike is a Yamaha XTZ125 and will help Carlos to travel between nurseries. Many thanks to Dorothy and friends for their hard work in achieving this!

Josie has just returned from visiting Peru where she was invited by the Director of the Unidad De Gestion Educativa Local Ventanill to teach a course on child development. The organisation is based in Lima and over 100 teachers (including Head Teachers) attended. The nine day course covered early education for children aged between 6 months and 6 years and included communication, stimulation and hygiene. Josie encouraged the teachers to join in with creative play sessions such as making masks, drawing, painting and music and movement. This was the first time many of the teachers had participated in these activities themselves and much fun and enjoyment was had. Those attending the course received a certificate and will take the knowledge and practical experience back to their communities.

Dorothy is raising money for a motorbike for Carlos - a Yamaha XTZ125. You can donate through JustGiving at: http://www.justgiving.com/Hand-in-Hand-Trust-Appeal1/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=Hand-in-Hand-Trust-Appeal1&utm_campaign=pfp-tweet

You can now donate by Paypal at: https://www.paypal-donations.co.uk/pp-charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=66115

Hand in Hand now have a charity ebay shop at: http://www.ebay.co.uk/egw/ebay-for-charity/charity-profile/Hand-in-Hand-Trust/82789

IQUITOS VISIT - JAN/FEB 2014

Marie-Josie Masters from the Hand in Hand trust is currently visiting Iquitos and is teaching a Child Care course. The photos on the right show her working with local parents at UGEL. Josie writes from Iquitos: ''The nurseries are in great form with all the children very relaxed. The young people from England who came over in the summer did an amazing job in decorating the buildings with huge murals in happy colours both inside and outside. Our next project is to try to get hands on a second hand bus and hopefully get volunteers to strip it and paint it into bold colours a and a mechanics to make it jungle worthy,cover the floors with child resistant floor covering,fill it up with paper pencils, paint, Lego, dolls and cars,etc and drive to needy areas for three hour shifts with two trained play workers.'' Josie x

Chocolatada Photos - December 2013

Many thanks to everyone who donated - the photos below are from Isla Iquitos village where 60 children and their families took part in the Chocolatada provided by the Hand in Hand Trust.