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Rugby Day 3 – The Tournament

An amazing third day of rugby! Tournaments all day. Lots and lots of happy children!

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Sarah’s blog 15/10/24

What an amazing day! It was a school holiday today in Malawi for Mothers’ Day. Many of these children are orphans living with extended family so have mother figures looking after them. All have all come together for a great day of rugby, fun and friendship. As many of these children are malnourished, certainly all are hungry, and no big charities are feeding children in primary schools that far north, we always ensure that children have a nutritious meal when they come together for a day of sport.

Today’s post is going to show photos of the teams that took part and, in a separate post, I will be able to show action photos and videos…there are just too many to share all at once and it has been a very long day for Jack and Levison who were organising the event.

Jack Mphande is the Malawi Rugby Development Officer whose enthusiasm shines through. Thank you Jack for sharing your time and talents with the orphans and other vulnerable children. You have shared your passion for the game with them and, once again, given them such a positive experience. Until recently, these children never had anyone come to spend time with them. You have given them confidence, skills, friendship and raised their self-esteem. These are priceless and they will remember days like today for the rest of their lives.

Jack writes on the Malawi Rugby Union Facebook page (MARU) “Rugby is in safe hands here in Chisenga, Chitipa. I have witnessed raw talent of rugby which, if nurtured well, Malawi Rugby will never be the same.” Jack always writes at the end of his posts “Rugby Rise Malawi”. Rugby is indeed on the rise in Malawi and we are grateful for his visit.

We are also grateful to Arnold Clark cars for their financial donation towards this event and Jack’s travel expenses. Arnold Clark is a new Scotland Rugby Team sponsor.

We have two tickets for the Scotland v Fiji game on 2nd November courtesy of Arnold Clark. For a donation of £5 you could be in with a chance of being at this game! details are in the attached post from day 1 of the rugby.

We are trying to raise funds to have a similar football tournament. Here is the link to donate https://donorsee.com/project/24384?share=1

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated sports kit that we have been able to gift to each school that has taken part. They have matching sports kit that they are proud of and can dream big about being stars of the future, like children everywhere do. Thanks, Sarah x

Rugby Day 1 – theory & practical for teachers
Rugby – Day 2 – primary school visits

Facebook live link today; https://fb.watch/vepj9DV-nA

Everyone who took part in today’s tournament
Bright Futures Secondary School – girls (wearing Merchiston Castle School & Bromley & Beckenham Hockey)
Bright Futures Secondary School – boys (wearing Seafar fc, Cumbernauld & Poole FC)
Kalanga Primary School – boys
Kalanga Primary School – girls
Chisenga Primary School – boys (wearing Chelsa fc)
Chisenga Primary School – girls (wearing Liverpool fc)
Chambo Primary School – boys (wearing Hardinxveld, Holland)
Chambo Primary Schools – girls (wearing Seafar Villa, Cumbernauld)
Kayilizi Primary School – boys (wearing South Africa)
Kayalizi Primary School – girls (wearing Seafar Villa, Cumbernauld)

Rugby Day 1 – theory & practical for teachers

Children living in extreme poverty are learning to play rugby and can forget about their hardships whilst they learn new skills and grow in confidence and have fun with their friends.

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Sarah’s blog 13/10/24

Firstly, I would like to thank Malawi Rugby Development Officer, Jack Mphande, for once again making time to travel the long distance north to spend time with teachers and students. This is the Chisenga Zone Schools Rugby Initiative.

Secondly, I’d like to thank Arnold Clark car dealership for providing the money for this rugby initiative. The money Arnold Clark have given us has paid for Jack’s travel costs and his expenses as well as providing food for all teachers and students who will be taking part in training and the tournament on Tuesday. We are so grateful for this money as without it we would have had to raise funds and this Rugby Initiative probably wouldn’t have happened until next year. Thank you Arnold Clark who are new sponsors of Scottish Rugby.

Also, a big thank you to Levison Mlambya, Director of Bright Futures Secondary School who works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure everything happens. Levison isn’t often found in front of the camera so doesn’t get as much credit as he should for the huge amount of work he puts in coordinating and facilitating people and activities.

Until Jack Mphande’s first visit, rugby had never been played in the far north of Malawi. Now it is being played at school, along with football and netball. Jack’s visits are really welcomed and there is great excitement amongst the students. When he first visited, the young people we help to support were surprised that he wanted to spend time with them. They were used to being ignored and not thought to be important. Their self-esteem and confidence has grown so much since that first visit. Girls and boys have learned new skills and love playing team sports with their friends. They can forget about their problems for a while.

Today, teachers from local schools in the Chisenga Zone, including teachers from Bright Futures Secondary School, attended a theory class at Bright Futures Campus and then tested their new coaching skills on some of the students from Bright Futures Secondary School. You can see from the photos and videos that Levison has just sent how enthusiastic and engaged everyone is.

Competition Time. We also want to thank Arnold Clark for providing two tickets for the Scotland v Fiji match at Murrayfield on 2nd November. As well as being able to win two tickets, there are other perks like entry to the Legends Lounge. For a £5 donation, you can choose a number. contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com . The draw will take place on Friday evening, 18th Oct…so email or contact me via social media for your chance to be at the game! https://changinglivesmalawi.com/2024/10/02/win-scotland-v-fiji-rugby-tickets/

We are also trying to raise funds to have a football training & tournament initiative and with your help we can make this happen https://donorsee.com/project/24384?share=1

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Jack Mphande, Malawi Rugby Development Officer (white shirt) training teachers
Teachers from Chisenga Zone learning theory and practical skills at Bright Futures Secondary School.
Thank you to Arnold Clark Cars for the money they donated to pay for this rugby event
Teachers putting what they’ve just learned into practice
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Thank you Arnold Clark cars
Teachers practicing the skills they learned earlier

Competition for Scotland v Fiji Rugby Tickets – 2 Nov 24 – Murrayfield

Win tickets for Scotland v Fiji Rugby 2/11/24 with access to ‘Legends Lounge’ courtesy of Arnold Clark.

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Sarah’s blog 2/10/24

Do you love rugby? As a new sponsor of the Scotland Rugby Team, Arnold Clark have donated to us preloved Scotland rugby tops and £500 to cover the running costs of the next rugby tournament. We are so grateful for this and will bring you lots of photos from this event for vulnerable children when it happens over the next few weeks (dates are being finalised).

I was emailed again by Arnold Clark, offering us two tickets for the Scotland v Fiji Rugby game on 2/11/24 at Murrayfield. The kick off for this match is at 5.40pm.

Your tickets entitle you to access the Arnold Clark marquee ‘Legends Lounge’ pre match (first come first served basis). The ‘Legends Lounge’ will have a bar, entertainment, Q & A from rugby legends, live music, DJ, giveaways etc.

These tickets sound like a fantastic afternoon/evening out for two people. And they could be yours for just £5. For a donation of only £5 per square you can help us raise funds. Some numbers have been taken already but there are still plenty of numbers available. You can email me at contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com or message on social media.

Thanks again to Arnold Clark and Scottish Rugby and to all of you who support us. Even if you aren’t a rugby fan, you could enter this competition to try to win these tickets for someone who you know loves rugby! Good luck, Sarah x

Arnold Clark, Scottish Rugby & Changing Lives Malawi

We are so excited about this new partnership with Arnold Clark, Scottish Rugby and http://www.changinglivesmalawi.com

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Sarah’s blog 2/8/24

Yesterday we were contacted by Arnold Clark to ask if we would like to help with a promotion they would be doing today. They are the new sponsors for the front of the Scotland Rugby Team shirts. Today, they announced that 500 people could swap their last season’s shirt for a brand new shirt at one of the two Macron shops. We were asked if we would like all the preloved shirts to send to the young people we help to support in Malawi.

As well as gifting 500 shirts for us to reuse, Arnold Clark have agreed to pay for the container costs for these shirts which is a huge help. And, what we are really excited about, is that they have promised to donate £500 to ensure we can run another rugby tournament for the orphans and other vulnerable children.

We are absolutely delighted that these shirts will be going to young people in need and that we will have money to ensure that Jack Mphande, Malawi Rugby’s Development Officer can come and visit for a third time. Thanks to our supporters, we were able to pay Jack’s expenses for his previous trips to introduce touch rugby to those in the far north of Malawi.

When the young people meet for training and the tournament, we will have money to be able to feed them all and provide drinks. No big charities are working that far north to feed children in primary schools, so all of these children are hungry (most are malnourished) and need to eat so they will have enough energy to enjoy their games of rugby.

Until recently, these orphans were not used to people visiting and wanting to spend time with them. It really helps their confidence and self-esteem. They learn new skills and have fun with their friends and are able to forget about the dire poverty they live in and the trauma they have been through.

Thank you Arnold Clark for partnering with us to ensure the continuation of grass roots rugby in northern Malawi. Thank you everyone who donates their tops that will ensure the young people have matching tops instead of their old and ripped ones. They will all be delighted. Thank you to the rugby development officer, Jack Mphande, for agreeing to visit again. There will be so much excitement when the young people know you are coming!

There will be lots of photos and videos so please do follow us on social media if you haven’t already done so. Here is the link to the new rugby shirts that came out today https://www.facebook.com/share/v/vm3miom5zWkb5oZh/

and here is a link to another of my blogs with some of the projects we are helping to support. https://changinglivesmalawi.com/2024/08/01/help-us-feed-the-orphans-please/

We always say it takes teamwork and we are very grateful to be given this opportunity to reach more people through partnership working. To the team at Arnold Clark – thank you. To Scottish Rugby – thank you. To everyone else who supports us – thank you also. We couldn’t do what we do without you all, Sarah. (Below is a photo of the new Scotland Rugby shirt and there are a few photos from Jack’s previous visits to teach touch rugby to the orphans)

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