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The lack of school furniture, specifically cupboards in which to safely keep our lovely books, has been a problem. We have gradually been rebuilding our collection of books, with thoughtful …
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Since the attack on the school I have often been asked about the violence here. What the is violence about? Why are they attacking things like schools? Isn’t raiding just …
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Due to habitat loss the once abundant grey crowned cranes of East Africa are on the decline. Our marsh area was a typical example. It used to be a great …
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I used to think that classrooms were just for those times when you really needed to use tables and chairs, but now I’m not sure you even need them then. …
None of the children who attend Olng’arua School have electricity at home. They all live in traditional houses built of mud and sticks, lit at night by a paraffin lamp, …
The children worked very hard this year on the school ‘shamba’ (vegetable garden). It was looking wonderful; we had started harvesting sukuma (a green leafy vegetable like kale) and were …
With the normal period for the rainy season here nearly over, we are resigning ourselves to a dryer than normal ‘long dry season’ ahead. There have been some dramatic skies …