Mommy Started Her Own School

Here's a picture of my mom holding an award she got at the Sudanese Independence Day celebration this past Saturday.

Ahlam (el nombre de mi madre) started a Sudanese Saturday school for the community with her best friend Muna. The school meets Saturdays for three hours and focuses on teaching Arabic and Sudanese culture to the young kids of the community.

I actually help out by taking pictures and also teaching. In the past month, the student population has more than doubled and the school, unlike its 1001 predecessors, has not failed yet. I am personally taking charge to see that it continues to succeed by communicating with the students to find ways of (hehe) "keepin' 'em coming". So far the kids just want to have fun. Some of them understandabley hate going to school 6 days a week so I have been trying to figure out ways of making the school seem less "school-like". Kids love games and candy right?

Any other ideas, feedback, support, comments, questions: anything is welcomed!

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