Kapalamula Primary School

Tuckswood Community Primary School

School visits

Teachers from Norwich and Dedza recently visited each other's school. Belinda Barwick, the Deputy Head of Tuckswood Community Primary School, spent 10 days in Dedza, taking part in lessons at Kapalamula Primary School and visiting other parts of the District. Grace Kagundu, the Headteacher of Kapalamula came back with Belinda for a visit to Norwich. She spent several days in Tuckswood and sampled some of Norfolk's attractions, including fish and chips at Cromer. The schools are linked through the Partnership and carrying out joint work on environmental topics. The visits were funded by a British Council Grant.

Tourism Students

Tourism Students

Students from the Hotel School at Norwich City College recently visited Dedza to help develop tourism. The party included 10 students and two of their lecturers.

They collected information on tourist attractions, accommodation, restaurants, craft sales and local services. This will be used to create a website and publicity leaflet to encourage tourists to visit Dedza. The students also organised a one day training event for people with tourist related businesses. This involved discussions on the different types of tourists, what they might expect and how to provide services. 24 people attended the course and were very complimentary about it.

Greenhouse

Greenhouses

Easton College students are assisting the Agricultural Development Department of the Dedza District Assembly. They have raised funds for a microscope for the veterinary service. They also obtained the donation of a large amount of polytunnel plastic sheeting from a Norfolk strawberry grower. This was sent to Dedza in a recent shipping container. It is being used by local farmers to construct greenhouses used for production of mango saplings. The Dedza Agricultural Dept teach the farmers how to graft hybrid mango varieties onto local rootstock to produce trees that will give the best yield.

Donations

The Partnership has received two generous donations recently. One person held a party to celebrate obtaining British citizenship. Food and drink was provided free and those invited were asked to donate to the Partnership. This raised over £500. Another couple asked people to donate to the Bursary Fund instead of giving presents for their wedding. This produced £900. We are very grateful for the thoughtful initiatives of these people.