Korbaustellung und Fashion Show

Manche Dinge erledigen sich erst in der letzten Minute!! Diese Woche brachten Mudpie die ersten sechs Outfits für die Jugendlichen zur Anprobe.Wie man auf den Bildern erkennen kann, waren die Jugendlichen sehr aufgeregt. Sie trugen schöne Kleidung und die große Aufmerksamkeit, die sie erhalten haben, war das Highlight des Tages.Nächste Woche zeigt Diane Kruger (Ex Miss Südafrika) ihnen den Laufsteg und übt mit ihnen wie sie die Kleidung am besten präsentieren. Schon jetzt haben wir einige Tanzschritte eingeübt, müssen aber noch ein wenig an ihrer Ausstrahlung arbeiten.

Die meisten Proben sind auf Video aufgenommen, so dass Sie – sobald man auf betterplace auch Videos einstellen kann – sich die Verwandlung der Jugendlichen selber anschauen können.

Die ländlichen Frauen waren begeistert, als sie für Ihre Körbe bezahlt wurden. Wie Sie auf dem Foto sehen können, wollten alle Enkel von Mma Boipuso´s neben den Körben posieren. Außer zwei Kindern sind alle Waisen, die auf die Führsorge der Großmutter angewiesen sind. Durch das Geld für die Körbe wird dieser Monat vollkommen anders werden!!

Nächste Woche gibt es mehr Neuigkeiten! Danke für die Unterstützung von betterplace und die Möglichkeit meine Interessensgruppen auf dieser Seite zu unterstützen, denn sie brauchen jede Förderung, die sie bekommen können.

Book Launch in choral music and poetry

This year, October 2008 Bontekanye Botumile will launch her third children’s’ book “The Seed Children”. This story carries a conservation message that encourages children to conserve trees, sensitise them on how their daily actions can damage their environment and teaches them about symbiotic relationships between trees and humans in story form.

The story has already been tested to international students ranging in age from Four to thirteen in Gaborone -West Wood International School, Broadhurst Primary school, 2008 Maitisong Festival and Maun based Matshwane Primary School and Okavango International School.

To further test the book, the exercise of reading a manuscript instead of a book had three objectives:

teach students the process of how a book is written and published

demonstrate how their opinions and comments help the writer edit the story

create a rite of passage so that they relate to the book in its final product stage.

a marketing research tool to test the reception of the book on its primary target market. (children and teachers)

THE LAUNCH FOR THE SEED CHILDREN

THEME - “Trees are life! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!”

SLOGAN : “The next time you give a gift, give a tree or plant!”

To start the chain of giving trees as gifts, 25 indigenous trees purchased from Government nursery will be given away to 25 children at each launch.

Like the two previous books, the new book will be launched in a live performance and art fair in Maun, Orapa, Francistown, Sua Pan and Gaborone. The medium of the actual stage performance will be choral music, poetry and drama.

The performance will be acted out by twenty unemployed youth with talent in choral singing, dancing and acting. In preparation for the launch, they will undergo rigorous training by professionals in the performing arts for a minimum of six weeks prior to the launch.

Progress

We are making great progress as far as having a routine and regular turnout to rehearsal.I have spoken to Mudpie. All the outfits will be ready they say by the 25th. The modelling rehearsals begin after September 17th. Dances are looking quite good, the kids just need to rehearse at home so that the whole thing flows and looks finished.

I have now contacted a costume shop in South Africa and made some lengthy details. She will supply us with all we need from the time we order it in two weeks. Once she has sent me a quotation for her prices, I will readjust the budget accordingly.

I encountered some problems with the illustrations of the book last week, but managed to solve them. The project is in control which is a great feeling. I am still planning to launch during the first two weekends in October, but if it does not work, we will just start a week later, so all should be well.

I’ll keep everyone up to date about the progress.