Time For An Update

Thought it was time that I updated this thing. Since my last post things have been going really well and I have been feeling great with the main focus being on getting my weight up to the necessary 40kgs. I have also come off my IV antibiotics after 10 very long weeks and so far so good. I can't believe the "summer" is over and I have really enjoyed having everyone around home so it will be strange when they all go back to uni, school etc but hey.

On the project front things are going really well and the fundraising is fantastic (thanks to everyone that has visited my Justgiving page) Also a number of people have volunterred to hold a few coffee mornings for it so we will see how that goes. If anyone has any other fundraising ideas please do not hesitate to e-mail me on charlenebarr15@hotmail.com. Thanks again to everyone
God Bless
Char

Thanks Everyone

This is just a wee update to say that I am feeling much better and am home from hospital (hopefully for a little longer this time :)) Also just want to thank everyone for their interest in both the blog and the just giving website I really am amazed at all the interest that the project has received in such early stages so thanks everyone. I will try my best to keep this blog updated with any news or developments on the school so keep checking in :)

Thanks again

Charlene

p.s If i have not updated this blog I also have a twitter page for the project. The link is www.twitter.com/charleneproject

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And so the dream begins

Well have finally got around to starting this blog. It is here that I aim to keep you guys up to date with what is happening with my plans to build a school in Uganda and also my journey as I prepare for a lung transplant.

I have recently just completed a series of tests in Newcastle England to test my suitability for a double lung transplant and if everything goes according to plan I hope to be on the list within the next few months. God willing.

As many of you know I have been unwell for quite sometime now and as a result had to leave school early . It was then that I came up with the idea of building a school in Uganda. I had been out previously once before and was due to go out during this summer however couldn't due to ill health. The need of the children shocked me and I saw that they were even been deprived of something as small as an education. Something which in this country we take for granted and children complain about going to school. As a result I want to make a difference to a small number of children in Uganda by providing them with a chance to go to school. When the Love For Life team were out in Uganda this summer I sent them with strict instructions to try and find me a primary school that they thought could do with help. they viewed a couple of different schools and found Hidden Treasure Primary, it is simply one little room made of sticks and mud where all of the children are taught together. I really do feel like this is the right school to be starting my project with and I pray to God that it will be the first school of many that the Charlene Project has helped to contribute towards. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and prayers.

Charlene
p.s. below are a few pictures of what Hidden Treasure Primary school currently looks like.

The ChalkBoard used to teach the kids

Outside the School

Here are some of the kids in the school and just look at what they are expected to sit on all day