You can see the irony, can’t you? We do a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show, based on a Moroccan Courtyard, win a silver medal, then build the Chelsea garden back in our centre in Marrakech.
Monday, 16 August 2010
Marrakech garden
Monday, 2 August 2010
Animals and children with special needs
Latest craze everywhere seems to be ‘Handicapped Riding’ or Therapeutic Riding For Children With Special Needs, as it is called nowadays.
We’ve had a little centre in Mali for years – it was great to be able to do something for the severely damaged little mites there – the tragedy is, we can help so few.
It’s also a good argument against the “How can you worry about animals when there are so many suffering children?” Well, this brings both children and animals together. It is politically very acceptable, and, let’s face it, makes wonderful PR.
So, as long as we don’t have to fund it, SPANA is very supportive – and thank goodness, it’s not that difficult to find funding.
In Aleppo we are helping a special needs school set up the first riding project. It doesn’t hurt that the President’s wife is very keen.
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