Kennett talking about the uk workshop and the way it supports the team in Tiwi.

Second week in Tiwi

Busy making APT chairs

Washing the plates at the door of the market - the venue for the workshop


Too many things to do and not enough time - trying to make a board with a foot plate for

Mwanahamisi, the Chairman of the Tiwi Handicapped Group with the old Tiwi road

Libby showing a Tiwi needle/hook made from a palm leaf! Working on the chair for the

Some participants have two disabled children. This lad has an older disabled brother.

His Mum is working hard making him a chair

Over the weekend we went to the homes of two of the participants from the course.

Both have girls, with cerebral palsy.

Raziki on Mum's lap, bottom shuffles around the workshop floor

and is carried to the workshop on her Mum's back.

Mwanasha was not feeling well but has recovered and a chair with a high tray

has been designed for her as she oftens flops forward when sitting

Margaret on the way to Ukunda on the matatu - local bus complete wiht first aid kit

Tiwi Disabled Support Group

A warm welcome from Twiga Lodge at Tiwi beach

Making boards in Tiwi Market Hall

'B' in smaple chair made in UK by Paper Furniture Social Enterprise

Trying out chairs in the workshop

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In Kenya June 2010

Mombasa is very hot (of course this is a pesonal opinion - it is the cold season here). Having spent ages preparing it is wonderful to be back at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation Centre. Great changes are in progress with new classes including growing plants and cooking being introduced. Elizabeth and the new Occupational Therapist are kept busy with children coming in for therapy.

The reclining chair made by Libby and decorated by Denise (from Paper Furniture Enterprise) has be designated to one child already. First we will use it as a teaching aid. It is quite tricky to help seat children who are very tight with spasticity. This child is one of them but Libby's eclining chair will help a lot. We will add a curved back and a lapstrap and give it to them after

Preparing to go to Kenya

There is to be a workshop on Appropriate paper-based technology in Mombasa June 2010.

It will be run in the Swahili Cultural Centre and Libby, Jean and Margaret are preparing by making some examples.

Libby constructed a reclining chair

Beanie helped with the final covering in brown flour-sack paper

Denise collaged and painted to make it look fantastic

We love the results including the funky chicken/bittern/??

Kennett has made a box to keep the chair safe on it's journey

It is wonderful to have lots of people using their talents!

Trugs getting ready for sale

First lots of papering

Then painting