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The maize at the shamba161 viewsThis is about 6 weeks growth. The land is really fertile and with the warm weather and good rains, the maize is doing really well.
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The toilets at Nkubu44 viewsThe building work at Nkubu, Meru has started with the building of the pit latrines (toilets). The main building will be started soon
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The shamba land35 viewsHere we are growing maize on 2 acres of land. This will help the project with feeding and the surplus can be sold for an income
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Children from Muranga village who we support49 viewsthese children are from one of our trustees village. They are all impoverished and were in quite a state suffering from jiggers and ring worm. they are really doing well now
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Jackie collecting water in the butts139 viewsThe rain falls in big blobs and is torrential. The well pump had failed and so water was harvested from the damaged gutters into large containers to conserve it. That save the boys from going down to the river to collect it.
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Osoro with his stall109 viewsOsoro opted to sell various goods from a barrow. He positioned himself near the hospital and is doing quite well. You can buy individual sweets and cigarettes (one at a time) as well as soap and many other things. He, like the others is doing quite well and has even now managed to afford a home of his own rather than share with one of the other boys.
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Jackie & Lesley busy making sheets115 viewsWe needed a lot of sheets for the boys beds and had to cut up quilt covers to ensure we had enough. Jackie did the dismantling and Lesley was busy sewing the edges as well as altering clothes that the boys kept bringing her.
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Dennis with his cart selling sausages105 viewsDennis was one of our older boys who left the safe house last year. He is now selling cooked sausages which are served piping hot. In the box part of the cart he stores a jiko in which there are burning coals to cook the sausages.
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Sally in School85 viewsSally is one of our supporters who comes with us to Kenya each year and she goes into the schools that our boys attend. She has been helpful to the staff and demonstates teaching methods as well as teaching the children. This is one way that Harambee For Kenya works in the community. We like to encourage supporters to use their skills within the community as well as at the house. It speaks volumes to the local community and in turn we get their help.
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The boys teach the Brits80 viewsThe Msungus (white travellers) love to learn from the boys as much as teach them. So Gary and Holly learnt how to make Chipatis, Kenya style. They were good!!
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Games90 viewsThe Lewisham leaders held a short scout meeting with the boys. They did a games evening which was thoroughly enjoyed. They are very competitive.
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Adams shop68 viewsAdam is one of the older boys who wanted to sell things. He chose shoes and started with a stall at the side of the road. In 7 months he has joined forces with another lad and now has a small shop and has expanded to selling clothes as well. It is great to see how he has grown up and how well he is doing.
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