Jamie's blog

Update from Ethiopia - February 28, 2010

It is an early dreary gray morning in Addis Ababa in which Sibongile and I are sitting at the airport awaiting our flight back to Johannesburg. After 10-days of performing shows and teaching workshops with Worldwide Orphans (WWO) the weather is mirroring our emotions - damp yet hopeful. We have just said a sad goodbye to Selena who joined us from CWB-USA.

Clowns in Ixopo! - October 15th Update from Kim Paul

CWBSA has established successful links with Woza Moya and has followed their support by organising a show to be done in schools within the area. The shows held at its core the intentions to create joy, laughter and happiness. It also aimed to promote activities that inspire creativity and action.

Capacity Building in Ingwavuma from Sibongile Tsoanyane

Oh! It’s Springtime, again at Ingwavuma known for being next to the borders of Swaziland and Mozambique. This time the weather is very hot as if it’s summer time as I’m wondering how is it going to be like in summer. I have been training 6 staff members from Ingwavuma Orphan Care and 2 artists from Clowns Without Borders South Africa .This week they started to facilitate the workshops with children and guardians. They are leading the workshops and I am assisting whenever they needed assistance. It’s exciting to see other people doing what you have been teaching them, seeing them working together, planning on what are they going to teach on the day.

Update from Swaziland

Swaziland - July 15, 2009

We have recently completed an epic 2-week project in Swaziland this past month. And I do not use the word "epic" lightly due to the scope and size of our work!

Clowns in Sudan

Clowns Without Borders South Africa is collaborating on a project in Sudan working with our sister chapter, CWB-USA, the International Rescue Committee, and Confident Children Out of Conflict to provide emotional relief through to refugees from the current conflict. For 14 days in the grueling hot sun, Gavin Stockden has joined Gwen Rooker and Elisa Lane from the United States performing and teaching workshops in both Kenya and Southern Sudan (Juba and Aweil).

Project Malealea Update - March 14, 2009

The day after we showed up in Malealea was a national holiday and we got the chance to join the festivities at the neighboring school. It was overwhelming to see the energy and musicality these wonderful people have. With the breathtaking scenery surrounding us, the day seemed magical.

Report from Lebanon - March 12th, 2009

I am sitting in the amphitheater of the Maluti mountains in Malealea, Lesotho surrounded by blue grey misty peaks finally taking the opportunity to reflect on my recent expedition in Lebanon at the end of February (apologies for the late posting!). It is thousands of miles and another world away from where myself, Esther Haddad from Clowns and Magicians Without Borders, and Ellen, our photographer, spent a week working with youth in Palestinian refugee camps.

October 2008 Expedition - Alice's Journal, Part I

THE CLOWNS EMBARK! - October 11th, 2008 - Elandskop, KwaZulu-Natal
(Excepts from Alice's journals to the Calgary Herald)

I've embarked on my 4th expedition with Clowns Without Borders South Africa. Our goal: to bring joy and laughter to children whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

Delia Meyer's Update from Lesotho - July 8th, 2008

A Winter Expedition in Lesotho? Am I crazy? My fingers are so cold, they’re numb, and my toes feel like they’re about to fall off… I miss my Mom… I lie in bed until the last minute, warm some milk in the outside kitchen, put on the pieces of my layered clown costume bit by bit, shivering. On the drive to the clinic we’re going to do a clown visit at, we pass through vast expanses of land, interweaved with deep gorges. Today it is dark cold, yesterday it was dry and browny- green, the other day, the rain looked grey.

Visiting a Refugee Camp for Victims of Xenophobic Violence in Johannesburg, June 28th, 2008

Recently, South Africa has experienced an internal refugee due to the xenophobic violence in May. 1000s of families from all over Africa have been displaced with their homes destroyed and lives traumatized by the violence. While the response of the government was tepid at best, many individuals and organisations have responded to the crisis with exceptional generosity and compassion.

Clowns Without Borders-South Africa
info@cwbsa.org
PO Box 18810, Durban, South Africa, 4014
+27 76 384 9478
Non Profit Organisation No 057-149