He doesn’t know how old he is, we think he must be in his 80s. This wonderful Mzee has been coming to the school to help the children learn about local history. His talks have been entertaining and enlightening. Even the parents have been discovering things about their history they never knew.
It was very exciting to receive the first ever delivery of books from Olng’arua School’s Amazon Wish List. . And where else in the world can you get Amazon books delivered by camel? . To everyone who sent us books, thank you. We now have so many lovely books to read and it couldn’t have …
Tumaini Isiolo e.V. has once again sent us a generous donation. This time we spent the money on books and tables. The need for books is obvious, no school in northern Kenya has enough of the. Thanks to Tumaini Isiolo we have been able to buy some reference books as well as the essential text …
Today was the first day of the new term at Olng’arua School. During assembly each child told the school what they had done during the break. Without exception all the children reported that they had been herding livestock during the school holiday. Most had been herding goats and sheep near to their homes, but a …
Yesterday was the inaugural Melody Taft Football Tournament. Peter Bender and Anne Ostberg donated footballs, pumps and goal markers to Olng’arua School on behalf of Melody Taft. The children love football but ordinarily kids here get little chance to play. If they do the best they can normally hope for is a ball made of …
For the last two years the cooks at Olng’arua School have been providing breakfast, mid morning milk and lunch for 45 people in a small traditional thatched hut. It looks very picturesque but as kitchens go, to be honest, it’s pretty rubbish! Thanks to a substantial donation from Tumaini Isiolo e.V. we are able to …