Community Center Construction, Politics and Lessons
By Sarah Whitney I had an extensive update of the progress on the community center (DevCentre) on Thursday from both the chairwoman and the secretary of the Project Steering Committee. They held their biweekly meeting on Wednesday afternoon and had only one unexcused absence from committee members (quite amazing attendance). They discussed four topics and … Read more
Opening Party Planning
Posted by Claire Bristow and Sarah Whitney, Global Development Fellows Uta has a serious case of World Cup fever and we are suffering along with the community. The planning committee has big plans to get the entire building 100% complete by the time the World Cup is over so that we have something to celebrate … Read more
Global Development Interns Arrive in South Africa
Posted by Sarah Whitney It has been an exciting week so far in Manyeleti, South Africa! The Global Development Interns for ThinkImpact have arrived in Dixie, Makrepeni, and Uta. There are 12 interns this year and they will be living and working in the communities for eight weeks. The ThinkImpact staff has already recognized so … Read more
Death in the committee
Posted by Claire Bristow and Sarah Whitney, Global Development Fellows Today a loved committee member passed away. Lizzie had a smile that could brighten anyone’s day. Her laugh was infectious. Lizzie died of TB while staying in a hospital 45 minutes away in Acornhoek. She had been in the hospital for over a month when … Read more
Beautifying the New Building
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows As construction on the Uta Community Center comes to an end, the Project Steering Committee has been working diligently to ensure that not only will the physical structure be functional and the programs empowering for the community, but also that the building and the land … Read more
Filling the community center!
Posted by Claire Bristow and Sarah Whitney, Global Development Fellows Now that the community center building has totally taken shape we are excited to really get moving on the INSIDE! The committee has made big plans for programs that will run inside for fitness, education, computer and world cup screenings. Now that the committee has … Read more
The soccer countdown
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows Today marks the two-month countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup here in South Africa. It would be an understatement to say that South Africans are excited. Everything in the country has revolved around soccer and preparations for the greatest competition in the sport since … Read more
Latest Community Center Pictures!
A week ago the walls of the community center started to go up and now we are really seeing the building form! Here are the latest pictures!
Health and dramas
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows Programming begins! We are so excited to get programs running even before the community hall is up and running! The plan is to have groups and programs that can begin use of the hall the day it opens, so that means our committee has a … Read more
The Walls Are Up!
Take a look at the latest photos of the Community and Business Development Center in Uta, South Africa. They broke ground in late December and now the center is well on the way!
