Nafyad School, Adama, Ethiopia
Number of pupils coached - 1240
Amount of pupils participating in 3 or more sessions - 44%
Male : Female - 60 : 40
Number of buddy coaches* - 7
Number of local staff empowered - 2
*Buddy coach = local member of staff supporting Bhubesi Pride coach during rugby session
On the way to ...
The Gryphon School in England - forming a link with Kenyan school, Shadrack Kimalel being visited by Bhubesi Pride next week - is encouraging their pupils to take part in various school linking activities, one of which is to complete and send their 'Me to You' friendship books to their link school.
"Year 7 students have been completing their 'Me to ...
Bhubesi Pride reached a key milestone in entering Ethiopia earlier in the week. They crossed the border from Gallabat in Sudan early on Monday morning, and then spent the following two days travelling through Gonder and Bahir Dar before entering Addis Ababa late on Wednesday, where the team enjoyed a happy reunion with Richie Almond....
In a second article via link school, The Gateway Academy, the Thurrock Gazette talk of Bhubesi Pride's team heading through Africa on its first rugby coaching and life skills programme this year.
The Pride has now reached Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and is due to visit a Plan International community tomorrow....
With the unfortunate splitting of the Pride, five sixths of the team headed for the port in Aswan on Monday morning, 6 hours before the departure of their ferry. They were greeted with what can only be described as a massive scrum of around 500 Africans trying to get onto the boat in order to reserve a decent space to ...