Wednesday 27th July 

Today was our second day volunteering in the schools. On our way to the school we travelled in the Fishermen's Rest bus which was very bumpy. However, we learnt some Malawian songs for example; we bealipe 'o' fanana. Then we were greeted by the headmaster of he school during assembly and we started to sing traditional guide songs to the children, doing actions and dance movements which caused them to join in with us. We were then split into our pairs where we ran two sets of activities be did well known games such as Goat, Goat, Chicken (which is the Malawian version of Duck, Duck, Goose) and grandma's footsteps. We also had the chance to teach songs to the local guides and they taught us some in return. Ellie.S and Mia taught some campfire songs which sounded amazing. In the afternoon we split into three groups and some painted Windows, some fixed a bore hole and a couple of us went to build a fuel efficient stove for a family. 

"My favourite part of visiting the schools in the morning was running my activity with Lucy, where we were being taught games with balls by the children. I also love how much they enjoyed the bubbles and the Polaroid camera.  In the afternoon, I went with Julia, Ellie S and Becca to make a stay for a family in their home. It was very hot and dirty but it was well worth the hard work as we were really happy because we have made a positive impact on this family's life and we were proud of the result" - Olivia 

"Moni zingalinga Sai. Ndafukuna ndakwera njinga. I enjoyed learning some Malawian Guide songs and teaching them to do the handclap for Edelweiss which was very fun then we went to a school which has been developed and built so we went there to paint the windows and fix a bore hole which was broken because of there being a lollipop stick being stuck in the drain pipes. We also taught some kids English and played football with them we also improved and developed our Chichewa vocabulary" - Sai