When
the business went out to our colleagues three or so years ago asking for ideas
and suggestions for charities or projects we could support, I don’t think any
of us thought it would lead to something that would see thirty plus colleagues
going to Malawi building houses for the most poor and vulnerable children and
providing so much valuable support for the wider community. The impact this has
had on both the people who have received this support and our colleagues who
have worked with these communities has been life changing.
I have watched this
partnership with Habitat for Humanity develop and each year thought ‘I want
to be a part of this’, but each year either work or family commitments have
got in the way. This year I was determined to put my name forward, even though
it is slap bang in the middle of both my son’s A level and GCSE exams, in fact
it was my family who really pushed me to commit to going and now we are only a
couple of weeks away I am feeling excited and slightly nervous at the same
time.
I am really looking forward to visiting some of the homes we have already
built and meeting those families and we will also get the opportunity to visit
the new nursery being built with the funds raised by John Midgley’s retirement
challenge.
My DIY/building skills are legendary in that they are non-existence
so hopefully we will get some good on the job training and the 2018 Malawi team
can continue the fantastic work already completed by the 2016 and 2017 teams.
We
will do regular blog updates, given the limited internet and WIFI access, so
keep watching this space to see how we are getting on.
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