MY LIFE IN NORWAY

                                                                                                                                                                                Four months of  living in Norway I've experienced and learned many new things especially in my working places. I got the opportunity to work as a volunteer in four different places which are two churches, klub 83, totalen cafe and one learning area which is red cross. In churches I work with children, where by i play different games with them, teach them how to make different things like  cultural bracelets, and helping with kitchen tasks. Also i joined in krik ( christian youth sports) we played different sports like basketball, volleyball,badminton, As we know sports is very important for our health especially when you live in new culture sports helps to socialise with different people and making new friends.     Totalen cafe is a cafe  sponsored by a church that helps young pe

IT IS A TIME TO CARE AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE                             WITH MENTAL HANDICAP.                                                                        By Alepane Mahenge         Coming from Tanzania attending Stromme Foundation exchange program, Act Now, has exposed me to different social work here in Norway. What I have found special motivating is the care given to people with mental handicap. Volunteering at “Klubb 83”, I have learned and seen things I would like to share in this article. KLUBB 83 Klubb 83 are run by the local church called Udland church. The idea of starting the klubb 83 came from the father of a boy with mental handicap in early  1980s. With this idea klubb 83 established in  the small town of Haugesund with the aim of connect different people who are mental handicap from different place to make them comforted and happy through various social programmes. There are 110 members in klubb 83, and they receive handicapped peo