Meet my new friend, Sharon. I spent most of the morning helping Sharon and her friend Sharon (no, you're not cross-eyed) learn their numbers: moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi! I finally got to meet the wonderful children at Jamii Children's Centre - my new project! What adorable kids and what [...]
Category: voluntourism
A Tale of Two Camps
Yesterday was a good day. I joined a group of locals from Nairobi - friends of Irene's, including George, my host dad - on a visit to the two IDP Camps that I'd visited previously: Baruku and Pipeline. Our first stop was Baruku, home of the famous Dust Babies. I really don't even have words [...]
Kuku for Baruku!
After a lot of thought and talking with volunteers placed at various IDP camps, I've decided to assist the small IDP Camp of Baruku (home of the Dust Babies) by setting up some sort of sustainable project. Food drops are great and helpful, but in a couple of weeks the food is gone and everyone [...]
Africa: TBD
The week before I left Chicago, I had all of the girls who will be joining me in Kenya over for one final meeting. I passed out "Survival Guides" on which I listed a couple of things to remember when traveling in Africa: Be flexible. Don't have expectations. Don't make plans. Well, the teacher is [...]
The Lord’s House of Hope is Taking Shape!
*PHOTOS ARE NOW POSTED! ENJOY! Now I was really excited to post photos for this post, because I know that there are many people back home who are interested in the status of Lord's House of Hope orphanage in Waithaka. Hopefully I'll be able to come back later and get some images uploaded in order [...]
Nagolie Nkera Children’s Home
Last Thursday I went with Irene to visit Nagolie Nkera Children's Home in Maasailand. This is a project that I visited three years ago on a little Nairobi getaway with Tessa, Annie and Irene and it was so wonderful to be back! The project is run by Mama Agnes - a wonderful woman with an [...]
A Bittersweet Reunion
It's taken a couple of days for me to muster the energy to post about my return to Bethel Outreach School in Kibera (aka, Mama Mary's) a couple of days ago. As I'm sure you can tell from the title, it wasn't at all the kind of homecoming that I had planned or hoped for. [...]
Baruku Dust Babies!
After leaving Pipeline Friday evening, Irene wanted to stop in at Baruku IDP Camp to check the construction of a school house that is going up there. The van pulled off of the highway onto a dusty, seemingly deserted road. The sun was starting to set, making the dust seem that much thicker as it [...]
Jenn Winter 