Grevy’s zebra are endangered but wonderfully they are a common sight around the school. The Olng’arua (marsh in the Maa language) is an important dry season resource for them, as well as other wildlife, and that is one of the reasons why we are working so hard to protect it.
Is there anyone who doesn’t enjoy the wheelbarrow race? Excessive laughter caused several of the competitors to withdraw from the race early (collapsed in fits of giggles), only the most highly disciplined made it to the end.
Sadly the area around the school is still insecure. The constant stress of conflict and drought is wearing everybody in the community down. However, the school is open and it is great to see that when the children are there they get a chance to forget the problems for a while. In these photographs they …
This article is reposted here from www.rememberthegoat.com. It has been shared widely here in Kenya and was published in the Star newspaper. It tells the story of one day in the Olng’arua community as well as how the security issues are affecting us and the wider community. There have been many such days and until …
Happy World Book Day! The children at Olng’arua love books. With no TV, books are their window to the world, their inspiration and a way to escape the daily hardships they face. Sadly though we have very few books. Why don’t you help us celebrate world book day by sending us a book from our …
In the last few weeks the security situation around the school has deteriorated rapidly. It is nearly two years ago that conflict first broke out in this previously calm area. At that time all of those living to the north of the school fled their homes. The school became a shelter during times of fighting, …
To mark his long association with the school we asked Peter Bender to plant at tree when he came to visit us.
We were so happy to welcome back some good friends and long term supporters of the school this week. Peter Bender first brought a group of friends to visit the school when we were digging the foundations for the very first classroom. Since then they have been some of the schools most dedicated supporters and …
There are so many elephants hanging around the school at the moment. Maybe because of the drought, maybe because the places they normally are at this time of year are over run by desperate (and rather aggressive) herders and their livestock. We are happy to have them though, to share our water and even put …