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 February last year we were visited by a group of friends from the U.S.. They brought with them first aid supplies for the school and provided first aid training sessions for adults and children (Old friends and new ideas – Feb 2017). We live in a tough and dangerous environment, accidents are common and …
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 …
The rain should have made me feel good. Here, in the arid lands of northern Kenya, rain is what we pray for, and when it comes it brings relief and joy. We have had very little rain in the last few years, rainy season after rainy season has disappointed. Everybody has lost livestock because of …
Patrick, the Leopard group teacher, looks less than impressed by the boys’ emergency toilet procedure. What would you do if you really needed a pee while on a safari and surrounded by dangerous wildlife?
A little over a year ago the Lion group took over the management of the Olng’arua School kitchen supplies. Since the school opened there always seemed to be problems with the management of the kitchen supplies. Orders would be forgotten, stock too low or perishables gone to waste. You never quite knew if there would …
Penila did a particularly good job of leading the leopards in a story class, encouraging them to engage with the story and discuss what was happening in the text and pictures. Perhaps she may become Olng’arua’s first home grown teacher in years to come.
When times are hard, when drought has taken almost everything people have, lunch becomes an especially happy time in the school day. With very limited water supplies (all brought into the school each day in 20lt cans) washing hands before lunch is closely monitored by the older children and the grey water saved for other …