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Ayensudo KG Celebration in the UK
On Wednesday 16th November we hosted a celebration of the opening of our latest school. The Ayensudo sustainable kindergarten complex was built over the last nine months following a design review upon the completion of our first sustainable KG at Dwabor. There have been several subtle changes but overall the familiar design and concept of the build has remained very true to the original prototype.
The event was held at Arup’s offices in central London and attracted many of our core sponsors, long-term supporters and others keen to learn more about what we’re up to.
The evening itself was split into various different sections, encompassing an introductory speech from Jo da Silva OBE, Director of International Development at Arup, a “walk-through” of the finished school by Hayley Gryc (Senior Structural Engineer at Arup and lead coordinator of the sustainable kindergarten project design team and implementation), a drum and dance performance by One Drum and a speech by Ayo Johnson (Sabre’s new Ambassador, an African specialist and well revered journalist). Drinks and canapés were served throughout the evening and we also used the event as an opportunity to select the winners of the Mind, Body & Soul photographic competition (announced below on a previous blog entry).
It was fantastic to able to showcase our work to experienced professionals from a wide background and allow people the opportunity to get up close and personal with the key design features and materials that were all on show. The events team at Arup did a wonderful job of keeping everyone fed and watered and One Drum’s performance was exceptional and unbelievably energetic!
A further highlight of the evening was Sabre being presented with £19,195 of funding towards our next sustainable kindergarten build from the British and Foreign Schools Society. This will be put to great use on our next kindergarten build scheduled to begin in early 2012!
A huge thank you to all who came. Feedback from the event has been great and we look forward to hosting similar showcasing events in the future. If you or anyone you know would like any further information on this or any other aspect of our work please do get in touch via email at trust@sabretrust.org.
