{"id":1916,"date":"2018-06-11T16:11:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2018-06-11T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:07:09","slug":"being-active-in-kenya-a-tale-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/being-active-in-kenya-a-tale-of-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Active in Kenya – A Tale of Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tagtiv8 love playing and working with like-minded people, who want to make a real difference in the UK and abroad. When we were approached by<\/span> Lauren Asquith<\/span><\/a> from Derby County Community Trust about supporting her work in Kenya, we jumped at the chance, especially as the visit involved\u00a0promotion of physical activity and play.<\/span><\/p>\n

What follows is an email from Lauren following her visit\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lauren<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Tagtiv8,<\/span><\/p>\n

Words cannot describe how thankful I am for your wonderful level of support and making my trip to Kenya possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is a true postcode lottery and where you are born can dictate many aspects of your life from childhood to adulthood. Education is the biggest hope and only option to find a way out of a difficult situation.<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a real challenge to put into words the experience and the impact it has had and I have cried many a tear during and post my time in Kenya. Tears of happiness, sadness, frustration and anger.<\/span><\/p>\n

For every one of those children we met at Mama Kerry School, school is a safe place. It\u2019s a haven of hope where they learn, play and are provided with two free meals a day. For many of our children these meals were the only form of food they would receive on a day to day basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your support allowed us the chance to improve the school even further. We worked hard throughout the times when we weren\u2019t teaching and achieved so much in just 2 weeks. We were able to:<\/span><\/p>\n