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July 2007 
re: Namibia
Posted on Jul 29th, 2007
by 
Rob
Rob
I spent most of my time yesterday on the tennis courts with the kids. It is good to be back, and especially good to see the fruits of our labor. Our kids are doing very well in Academics relative to their peers in school, our tennis program is thriving--we have 7 kids in the top 10 in the country in their age groups. Our new chess program is very popular and the music program is now really taking off as well.
Funding remains the constant challenge of course. We intend to build our own facililty but getting the land issues resolved and the construction budget filled out, is very critical to us now. We cannot survive another year in our rented facility.
In spite of the frustrations and challenges, I only need a few hours around the kids to remind me that there is no answer beyond moving forward and finding solutions. Shutting the program down simply is not an option. We have 100 kids that come every day and learn life-skills, academics and sport, and without this little edge, the chances dramatically increase that they would be another statistic of the effects of poverty.
Funding remains the constant challenge of course. We intend to build our own facililty but getting the land issues resolved and the construction budget filled out, is very critical to us now. We cannot survive another year in our rented facility.
In spite of the frustrations and challenges, I only need a few hours around the kids to remind me that there is no answer beyond moving forward and finding solutions. Shutting the program down simply is not an option. We have 100 kids that come every day and learn life-skills, academics and sport, and without this little edge, the chances dramatically increase that they would be another statistic of the effects of poverty.
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