African Dream Reaches Out

Skills Day with Children

  African Dream Reaches Out has brought in some new activities on the days that the orphan children join us at the stables.  The children all wrote down what they would like to be when they are “Big” … and I asked family and friends if they would give up their Saturday to give the children various skills.

 For those children that want to be doctors and nurses … Laetitia Cronje from Campfire Safaris gave them a First Aid lesson.  It was so much fun watching the children bandaging each other and each child left with the knowledge of what to do in a small emergency.

 The children that wanted to be lawyers, teachers, and social workers etc … Monica opened their minds to the wonders of computers.  They were taught how one could send an email to someone on the other side of the world as well as the basics of technology.

 Glen from Jejane taught those children that wanted to do engineering, building etc., the art of welding.  Unfortunately the stables electricity kept switching off because of the strong current needed but nonetheless the children got the idea.  We have promised them on their next visit that they will build a grid for a braai (South African barbecue) and we will cook boerewors (South African sausage) on a fire for the children’s lunch – they are so excited.  

The remainder of the children worked with the horses and had their riding lesson as per normal.  They love their riding and it is a joy to watch their faces light up when on top of a horse.

Again we finished our Saturday with lunch and lots of singing and dancing.