The First Week of the APT Training Course

There were 17 participants from different organizations.

The first week concentrated on learning techniques using templates. Every group started with a chair. This was 'jumping in fast' but helped to make sure there was one piece of equipment that could be taken back to each organization that had sent a participant.

Musa, Baya and Alfred (just visible over Baya's shoulder) getting started

Irene , Phyllis and Tsuma getting started with working out a 'cutting list'

for the pieces of the chair

Baya, Timothy, Bernard and Willie checking

Ngedwe Catherine, Morris and Boniface starting to cut

and a few days later putting a final layer of cement bag paper on their chair

Dorothy and Amina working on their chair

Marian covering a physiotherpay bench and Baya covering his group's chair

Then...later on in the week

making chairs was followed by making standing frames

Bernard Ruwa and Larry tying their standing board pieces together


Phyllis and Irene making sure the knobs for their standing board are firmly secured




Timothy, Willie and Bernard busy with a small standing board

There were children around who had not gone home for the short holidays due to distance.

This group was making a happy dancing beat with the help of the watering can drum!