News....and delays..

Well we were just about to book our flights, when we heard that the project co-ordinator wouldn't be able to be at the centre on the dates we had arranged - not for the whole time at least. They very hekpfully offered to meet us for one week..but after lots of considerastion, we made the difficult decision to postpone until later in the year.

We really wanted to maximise the time we could volunteer at the centre - I have limited annual leave and Toby is booked up for his work well in advance...changing the date wouldnt' have worked on several fronts.

Also..sadly my cat who is nearly 19 has been unwell and has been getting worse - she lost alot of weight over Christmas and to be honest I was worried about leaving her.

So..all in all, although we were just on the brink of going and so excited...we both feel things happen fpr a reason and possibly it wasn't the right time just at the moment.

However, we will be continuing to fundraise for rYico and hope to hold some events during the summer..we will keep you posted !

Thanks for reading ..and please keep in touch !

Louise and Toby

Oxford United Football Shirt !!

After struggling to upload photos last night, we can now proudly show one of the fab football shirts Oxford United have donated  to rYico, the Rwandan charity we are volunteering for in a few weeks. It is great to have the support of a local football team and we hope to keep them updated on our travels !

 

ps....thanks Toby for modelling ! As mentioned before, I was very lucky to get Toby into a football shirt  !( it is not his favourite sport at all - although I dare say the children may persuade him otherwise when we get to Rwanda !!)

Photo Fiasco !

Well...those who know Toby will be amazed to hear I managed to get him to put on one of the football shirts kindly donated by Oxford United.. however...we're having problems uploading it.. How frustrating! We will try again tomorrow !! ...Don't forget to have a look !!!

Shirts and Photoshoot ....

 

Louise and Peter Rhoades-Brown, Business Development Manager at Oxford United Football Club. Peter is very keen on community based projects and also supports a project in Sierra Leone...thanks again Peter !

Oxford United Donation !!

I had a very exciting visit to Oxford United Football Club today ! After a chat to Peter Rhoades-Brown Business Development Manager at the club, they donated a box full of football shirts to rYico....the project we will be working for in Kigali.

Viv had described how much the children love football so we're sure they will love these ! Peter also supports a project in Sierra Leone...it is so inspiring to know other people and organisations want to do what they can for projects like rYico - and ultimately help make a difference to the people there.... 

 

         A Massive Thankyou to Oxford United !!!!

Raising funds for rYico.....

Meeting Viv and watching the dvd about the Centre that she had given us, gave us real food for thought... Although our funds for flights are low, we would really like some of the donation money to go directly to Centre Marembo. A small amount can go a long way over there.

We would like to give at least half the money raised to the Centre, with what's left to go towards our flights.

If you would prefer your donation to go to directly to the Centre, please let us know....

As well as offering our time there, we would really like to continue to raise funds for the Centre on our return.

The Date...!!

We are now aiming to leave on the 15th February and return on the 1st March.

                       Any donations greatfully appreciated !