The Show Must Go On ...

Hmmm what's this? A blog being written from the UK team instead of from Uganda. As you may have noticed we have made a decision as a charity to have a little break from volunteers in Uganda - not permanent we promise! We just felt that a year on from starting the program was a good time to do some serious evaluation and bring the intern program back even better than before later in the year ... so watch this space if you're interested in applying.

Holiday fun

Mike, Assy and Stephen are currently enjoying the school holidays with all the S.A.L.V.E. children. It's great to have a chance to relax and play together. And also for the first time we're getting the children involved with our staff in making their lists of requirements for the new school term, which could be fun ... Will we just be asked for the normal book, pencils and uniform this term? Or will that essential pet elephant that we just haven't considered before get added on?

New Children

Our Ugandan team is also working very hard at the moment with some new boys who we hope will be ready to enter our sponsorship scheme soon. It takes time to build a trusting relationship - but as soon as they are ready we can't wait to welcome them into the S.A.L.V.E. family. If you think that you've got what it takes to become a sponsor - why not get in touch (info@salveinternational.org) and find out more?

UK Fun and Games

And as for us in the UK, we continue to work hard to raise awareness of our work out in Uganda and to raise the vital funds we need. April was an incredible month for us - with our fab London event and amazing army of runners (huge thanks to everyone who got involved!). We are excited to build on that energy as we head towards summer ...

In London we are recruiting for people to join our local fundraising team (caitlin@salveinternational.org) - a couple of hours a week to help us raise that much needed money ... I hear rumours of a ceiliegh coming up so get your dancing shoes ready!

In Manchester John Pegington is getting ready to take on the Edinburgh marathon for us - good luck with your final training!

Meanwhile if you like swimming - do keep the first weekend of September free ... more info coming soon!