At our weekly meeting we celebrated the success of orphan feeding center poultry project with some fancy cigars (just chocolate!). Since it was a special event, I wore a traditional African shirt and later enjoyed a lunch of beef stew and ugali (boiled corn maize). Typically this dish is eaten without using any utensils so I just scooped it up with my fingers.
The next series of photos show us raising community awareness about the importance of clean water. We tried to walk 6 km to experience how far the average woman walks to get fresh water for the family. I carried a 10L container of water which is only half of what is what is usually transported. It is amazingly difficult to hand carry all of the water that you use at home. We also distributed water treatment kits, plastic drinking cups and dispensed some quick tips on how to properly disinfect drinking water. Our walk ended in the local marketplace where we held a rally and gave out the remaining clean water supplies. I found it a bit ironic that some of the water containers we used to give out fresh water were recycled plastic jugs that contained sulphuric acid.
A bore hole or water well was finally drilled at the orphan feeding center. You can see the black plastic pipe sticking out of the ground awaiting a control valve. This bore hole will supply the surrounding community with clean groundwater and greatly improve the quality of their lives.
The construction site photos were taken at a local school building project where we joined our friends from the Kenyan Orphan Program (KOP). The new school brick building will replace the current classrooms made out of corrugated sheet steel. The chicken meat used for lunch came from our poultry project so I was awarded a check as payment.
Finally a photo of the team enjoying some candy sent from home. My wife got a quick thank you for her thoughtfulness and effort.
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