Hitting the Streets

Throughout this week, the Eastleigh Community Centre has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. On Thursday, the centre took to the streets with a community awareness march.

As we walked through Eastleigh, the procession stopped at two different venues to share songs and dramas about the ministry of the community centre and the reality of HIV/AIDS and violence against children.

One of the students marching with her message.

Aaron shared about the importance of community, and our privilege of being apart of the work of the Eastleigh Community Centre and the Eastleight Community through the Somali Women of Iftin.

At both street rallies, we had the fun of watching students from the Eastleigh Community Centre model in front of cheering crowds. As part of the vocational skills training program, the models encouraged their neighbours to take advantage of the vocational training available at the community centre.

Students from the Eastleigh Community Centre

primary school show their dance moves

at the Second Street stage.

It was a little too far for some to walk, but Erica was able to help two children make it to the final street rally in front of the Eastleigh Community Centre compound on Second Street.