At least that is what they say round here. Girls can’t ride bicycles, only boys can and, even if they could, they shouldn’t because they should be fetching water, or firewood, or milking or cooking or making tea for the men. We see things a little differently at Olng’arua and rejoice in upsetting the apple …
One of the most important things we teach at Olng’arua School is how to keep wounds clean. In a tough environment like ours wounds are common, treated with care however, most need not be a problem. Unfortunately it is difficult to keep wounds clean when all water used for cleaning wounds must be boiled first, …
The rains have wreaked havoc across East Africa. Our part of northern Kenya is no exception, however, here at least it seems that the rains are now abating. The ‘long rains’ are normally not that long for us, the forecast and the weather signs seem to indicate that they are now coming to an end. …
In the last 8 weeks there has been unusually heavy rain over most of East Africa. In Northern Kenya we have seen very little rain during the last 3 years. Life has been dominated by drought, with recent rainy seasons providing no more than a few odd showers. Then in March this year the heavens …
Some of the Olng’arua kids investigating the largest wind farm in Africa.
Members of the Lion group are getting ready to chop a school’s worth of carrots, and probably onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage….
The squirrel tables are always the most gossipy of all the lunch tables, what they lack in size the squirrels make up for in laughter and energy.
These two rivers have flooded repeatedly over the last couple of months, cutting off the school from the outside world.