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Visit from UK doctor and dentists
We were lucky to have a doctor and 2 dentists visit us from the UK. They conducted medical check ups and treated our own students and those from the local deaf school. We were extremely grateful for the valued expertise and professional care they had to offer.
LVDC’s NEW WEBSITE (ALMOST)
We hope you like the new look of the site. It’s 95% finished but we’ve put it up anyway just to let you have a look. We’ll be working on the other 5% over the coming weeks and getting the site perfect, so apologies for any design errors, broken links and typos in that time.
LVDC’s new partners!
2011 has been a great year for LVDC and we are all very excited about 2012! With the recent news of securing funding from the organsiation, Africa Action Dutchland (AAD) and the generous donations and long-term support from Dr Manny Vasant, members of the AOG and all our overseas supporters, we are pleased to announce that we will start building a new centre in 2012. The centre will have 2 new workshops and an administration block allowing us to increase our student intake and subsequently be able to help many more disabled youths. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received and look forward to visits from our partners in 2012.
We look forward to seeing you soon. In the meantime, Merry Chrismas and happy New Year 2012!
ASANTE SANA for helping us make LVDC a bigger and better place for more students to come and learn!
http://www.aoguk.org/the-aog.html
http://www.africa-action.de/
LVDC go to the Serengeti
Everyone at LVDC we’re very lucky this week to be able to go and enjoy a trip to the Serengeti! All of the staff, students and volunteers squeezed into the mini bus on Monday to start the journey to the Serengeti gate. At the Ndabaka gate we stopped for a quick refreshment and a mischievous monkey tried to get on the bus to share our biscuits! As we entered into the Serengeti we were welcomed by Zebras, Antelopes, Giraffes and many more animals. The students were amazed to see the animals so close and to observe them rather than see them from a photograph. We ate our lunch, which had been prepared the day before, among the wildlife. As we entered deeper into the Serengeti we saw Hippopotamuses, Buffalo and even a Cheetah with her cubs going on a hunt! As dusk began to fall we headed to our accommodation, a student hostel, where we began to cook our evening meal. As we settled in to bed we where startled by the roar of a nearby Lioness and other nocturnal creatures.
The next morning we woke up before sunrise so that we could pack the mini bus and leave early to see the animals doing their morning grazing. The guide explained about the different animals which was translated by David (the woodwork teacher) into sign language! The students enjoyed learning about the Serengeti and its diverse wildlife. By late morning we reached the Hippo pool where we were able to leave the car and observe the Hippos close up and we even spotted a lazy crocodile on the lake shore! We then headed back out of the Serengeti to make our way home, we stopped on the way for a picnic under a big tree. When we arrived back at LVDC everyone was tired but where in good spirits after a fantastic two days in the Serengeti, something that we all will never forget!
We all here at LVDC would like to thank Geraldine Mckay and Lisneal College, she kindly fundraised the money for the trip. ASANTE SANA from all of us!
New exciting stock from the LVDC students!
The students have been very busy designing and making new and exiting items to sell. They are all hand made at the LVDC centre. The bright colors are a great mix of traditional and up and coming fashion in Tanzania. The collection consists of purses, pencil cases, oven mitts, handbags, skirts and many more…
We hope you enjoy looking at this creative collection and they are all available to buy now at the LVDC shop. For more pictures of what you can buy go to the Dressmaking&Knitting section.
ASANTE SANA!
Three new volunteerS arrive at LVDC
Jambo everyone! We are Nathan, Cara and Beth and finally we have arrived in Musoma from cold North Wales! We have been at the center for a couple of days and are getting to grips with the local African life! The student’s and staff are making us feel very welcome and we cant wait to get stuck in with helping out.
We will keep you posted on our activities and all the exiting stuff that is happening in LVDC. Asante sana!
LVDC welcomes 2 new students!
Lake Victoria Disability Centre welcomes two new students this month - Dickson Burure and Melania Thobias who will be joining our Metalwork and Sewing departments. Karibuni sana Melania & Dickson!
Photos shall be posted shortly, but in the meantime – here are their self-portraits!
LVDC 2011 Collection of New T-shirts!
The LVDC Drawing and Screen-printing Department has been very busy lately, designing and printing a brand new collection of printed T-shirts for 2011!
Here is a sneaky preview of our hard work so far, available in our new shop coming soon. Watch this space!
Rona’s week at Tunaweza
Hello again everybody! I have just returned from a fantastic couple of days at Tunaweza Disability Centre in Mwanza.
LVDC and Tunaweza both recently decided that it would be nice idea to exchange the knowledge of our various specialisms with one another. Therefore, last week I was nominated to visit Tunaweza to learn the art of paper-making and shortly, we shall be expecting a staff member from over there to visit us for a week to learn about the process of screen-printing.
The staff and students at Tunaweza were all very kind and welcoming, and took the time to teach me every step required to make my very own paper. It was a wonderful week and I learnt a lot, not only with regards to paper-making – but also of how other disability centres are run. Now I am back, I am very excited to share my new found skills with the staff and students here at LVDC!
Ros' drawing class
LVDC self-portraits
Volunteer Ros held many drawing classes during her time with us. Here is what was produced when she asked LVDC staff and students to draw our faces!
Try to see if you can identify any of us!
WELCOME TO LVDC
