Day ten

The last day of the house building project in Swaziland was suddenly upon us. We departed at eight for El Shaddai for the last time. This time we aimed to clear up the inside of the house as well as the building site. Last bits of snagging had to be done before we could say goodbye and draw a line under another successful Harrow charity project abroad.

The zinc was finally all fixed to the roof at 3 pm and the boys had plenty of time to play with the children. Ali had a chance to hand out the toddlers’ bags and they were awarded with sweets from Andrew before taking back the bags, to be kept safely for the new house.

A photo session in front of the house that the boys built was up next. Sprits were high but 24 very sad boys embarked on the mini buses to leave El Shaddai for the last time. The Harrow boys really got attached to the orphans and formed strong bonds with the unprivileged children. That said Charmain really is a godsend to these children and created a near normal life for all of them. The house was built in time as the deadline of August, set by the government, to provide adequate accommodation to the toddlers.

Back at the hotel, the boys were entertained by tribal dancers whilst having a last Swazi meal.