About the Trip and what i'm to do

Hey Guys,

Glad you took the time to come and read about what I am doing this summer. For the last two years I took part in a programme called Development Perspectives. It is a Youth Work Ireland Louth programme and funded by them and Irish Aid. Visit www.developmentperspectives.ie for more info! So last year the programme was in a small village in northern Tanzania called Mwanga. We were involved in various programmes such as HIV/Aids prevention, Womens groups, environmental conservation, and building a basketball court for the local community. Anyone who knows me knows that basketball is a huge part of my life and that being involved in building this court was one of the greatest moments of my life. The sear excitement of building a basketball court was excilerating never mind doing it for a local community that would use it all the time!

So I got the idea at the end of the programme that I could come back the following year a run a small basketball camp for the local kids. Through some planning and help from Bobby and Ben Mongi (Uvikuta, Tanzania) thing began to take shape and now Paddy O'Connor has come on board and we are going to run a sports camp for three weeks. More info will be available soon so wait for the updates.

Also if anyone is interested in joining the programme I was involved in the last two years check out our website. www.developmentperspectives.ie
It is a life chancing experience in my opinion!!