On the 16th November, Nicholas and Charlotte Lewis and Anish did a small speech at Alexandra House (Mauritius) to present the social work of Ripple Fish in Mananjary with Fanatenane and Catja. Their efforts were well received by all concerned and we are extremely proud of their involvement in raising awareness about twins in Mananjary and the hardship that they have to face.
As part of our social programme Cathy Lewis and Tina Smith are working together to implement a programme called "Friends stay Connected" (FSC).
Through this we hope to pair each child at the orphanages with a child from Alexandra House such that children can unite on a international scale.
The presentation received very warm and wonderful responses from parents and children associated with Alexandra house; many offered to donate clothes, toys, and even a power generator!
The awareness campaign was further displayed at Alexandra house through the co-ordination of a cake & gift stall on the 27/11/09 by yr 4 and yr 6 pupils. A big thank you to Mrs Bridget Langlois, Mrs Ingrid Koenig, Mrs Helen Ramdin, and all staff personnel at Alexandra house who worked hard to organise the event and all the children that participated in making the day a huge success.
The cake sale raised RS5,000 in support of Fanatenane and Catja children, which is truly wonderful! Gifts have been purchased by Cathy Lewis, which shall be sent across to Madagascar this week with Jeremy Lewis. Each child is now able to receive an individually wrapped gift thanks to the huge efforts and caring nature of all parents, children and staff concerned.
Alexandra House can proudly say that they contributed to making this Christmas a TRULY magical one for all of these wonderfully deserving children.
Details of the xmas parties shall be posted nearer to xmas time so remember to check out the next blog of latest information!
Have a very Merry Christmas on behalf of Ripple Group and warm wishes for the new year!
