We got up and some of us had very cold showers. We split the street kids into teams and gave them different coloured tshirts to give them a team identity - we have Simbaz, Chui, Dubu Tibu and Ngoma Boogaloo. The first big contact was doing the human knot, with them being very comfortable with us being jam packed together. We wrote names on their t-shirts so it was like putting a face to a name and starting to build a relationship with them.
We did an Olympic games, starting with an olympic torch relay where each team could show off their different things. When we did races, there was a competitive element but collectively everyone enjoyed it together. Team Simbaz won quite a few of the races, but not a run away victory. When you took a look around, there wasn't a face without a smile.
Lunch was so funny when Garry lost his banana to a monkey. We are sharing the field with lots of monkeys, so we have to shut tent doors and have the monkey stick/chaser ready.
Bingo was funny, especially when they didn't quite understand when to shout Bingo!, so they did it whenever they got a number. They all seemed to really enjoy it and it was good to teach them a different. There was a bit of banter between Denise and Tom, and all the street kids got really involved with it.
We played Olympic football in the afternoon, where most of the Simbaz enjoyed watching from the sidelines as the Kenyans were much too good for us. We were cheering them on and when one of them, Brian, saved a goal he a huge smile on his face.
It was good to watch those who haven't been before getting involved in the songs and the skipping because that was me three years ago. Again, playing some of the games was a learning curve for me with different rules and ways of playing.
Written by Sarah Burtt
Simbaz Team Leader
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