In February 2019 12 Ntafufu students and two teachers came to London for the return leg of our third exchange project. While they were here the group took part in a range of exciting activities including seeing the sights of London, being welcomed as VIP guests to the new Mandela exhibition and watching the…
A BOTH team of 13 cyclists completed the 55 miles from London to Brighton on Sunday 16th September, collectively raising over £11,000 for the charity! This will help secure the return trip of Ntafufu students in 2019. The photo shows BOTH founders at the finish line on their tandem! Huge thanks to all our sponsors and…
Ten students from the Urswick School in Hackney flew to South Africa in July 2018 for the first leg of BOTH’s 3rd exchange project. They had a fantastic 10 days teaching, learning, sharing and building lasting friendships. The impact of this experience has been huge on the students involved. One said “I have gained the…
Early on Wednesday morning 11 learners and 3 teachers from Ntafufu Senior Secondary School touched down at Heathrow, Terminal 2. After months of preparation, they were finally here! Tired after nearly 24 hours of travelling, but excited and looking forward to their time in London. After a welcome at EGA School the weary travellers went…
One of the students at Ntafufu SSS, Portia, gave this letter to BOTH founder Linda on the last day of 2016’s London, UK to Eastern Cape, South Africa exchange. This is her account of how meeting the girls from London’s EGA school effected her. Hearing that it’s not just the travelling students who benefit from the…
Very early morning circle time! The EGA SA Team reflect on their observations about learning, aspirations, similarities and differences, initiated by Eda’s reflection yesterday…
This much I know about…what we can learn by making real connections with others. #Notice #Aware EGA students have now been in the Eastern Cape for 7 days and much has happened everyday to challenge their perspectives. Students thought further about their learning journey… Blog post by Ahlam, Natasha and Anaiah. ‘Today it rained all…
Blog by Alisa & Jasmine Yesterday it was our privilege to make a visit to the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha with twelve students from Ntafufu Senior Secondary School. We all had a general idea of Nelson Mandela and what he achieved but learning about him in depth was an interesting experience for all students.…
There is much to be proud of about EGA girls, having thought about what was achieved at Magoba Junior School yesterday. We saw confidence. We saw creativity. We saw resilience. We saw tenacity. The girls taught the whole day with energy and enthusiasm. It is no easy feat for an experienced teacher to deliver lessons…
EGA students returned to Magoba Junior School to do a first proper day of teaching. Student have planned music, drama, creative writing, maths and English lessons. As we arrived, the children sang for their morning assembly before marching off to their lessons. It was so beautiful and such a lovely way to start the day…