Advertisements When I think back to our final day on the St. Winner’s 2013 school project in the slums of Nairobi, it’s the faces of the little ones I see. Faces that haven’t seen a group of white people in such close proximity to themselves. As the days pass by though, we become closer asContinue reading “final thoughts on BCK’s last day in Kenya on the project….”
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the simple additions we added to St. Winners
Advertisements As part of Build.Create. Kenya’s 2013 St. Winners project, we really wanted to beautify the school. Limited funds though meant we needed to get creative with the supplies and money we had, and I was so proud of the ideas we came up with as a team for the schools. Who doesn’t enjoy flowersContinue reading “the simple additions we added to St. Winners”
Justus
Advertisements Justus is BCK’s in-country Kenyan Director, and is a vital part of our new NGO. He is very involved in his community, working with all kinds of various organizations for the betterment of his people. He also has started a school called New Beginnings, which we first visited in June 2012. Where he finds the time, energy,Continue reading “Justus”
how nothing is wasted in Kenya
Advertisements As BCK was cutting wood boards for the library shelves at St. Winners school, inevitably their were scraps leftover. As I was walking the dark hallway and observing the classrooms of children, I noticed that the floor was covered with little coats and backpacks. A rare moment of brilliance occurred to me. Why not useContinue reading “how nothing is wasted in Kenya”
the Fence
Advertisements As the group arrived at St. Winners on the first day of the project, it was apparent what our primary task would be….the poor, dilapidated fence around the front courtyard. [the_ad id=”11876″] Nails were protruding from the dirty and broken fence posts. Build.Create.Kenya recognized that the school needed to look like a bright centre forContinue reading “the Fence”
Cody & the library
Advertisements Build.Create.Kenya’s main Project for 2013 was to build a library for St. Winners. We had the supplies and the motivation. What we seemed to lack were people that felt comfortable in the actual construction of shelves with the building materials and budget that we had. This responsibility fell upon myself and eighteen year old teamContinue reading “Cody & the library”
Skylights
Advertisements We could hardly see some of the children at St. Winners, the classrooms were so dark. With no electricity, the school had no light. Not the ideal situation for learning. So j.D and I decided to climb up on the tin sheet roofs and attempt to put in skylights in each classroom. We precariouslyContinue reading “Skylights”
The beautiful empty of my fourth Safari
Advertisements I’m seeing how fickle Mother Nature can be as I come to the same grasslands of the Serengeti for my fourth time in five years. Grasses so high you can barely see the predators that lie in wait. Waiting for food that hasn’t come… The African rains have been plentiful this year, the grassContinue reading “The beautiful empty of my fourth Safari”
Sarova Mara
Advertisements The “Jurassic Park” gates slowly creak open as one patiently waits in your safari vehicle. The sounds of Africa’s Big Five fill the sky. Sarova Mara is a Game Camp located inside Kenya’s Maasai Mara. As you settle into your tent, the roar of a pride of lions is heard just beyond the electrifiedContinue reading “Sarova Mara”
The Albino Kenyan
Advertisements As we are driving to Safari, a conversation gets started about the Albino population in East Africa. It is estimated that around 10,000 albino’s are in Tanzania and Kenya, probably more. The are moving from the countryside to more urban areas due to a horrible current practice of hunting and killing albinos ( regardless ofContinue reading “The Albino Kenyan”