Sunday, June 8, 2008

We arrived in Kenya


Jambo! The FHF teams have arrived in Kenya! After an uneventful 22 hours of travel and a welcome rest at the Fairview Hotel the teams are already into their tasks.
Patsy Dingwell and Carolyn Francis will begin their public engagement project with school visits on Tuesday and will spend the next eight days at twinning schools in the Mukurwe-ini area.

Teresa Mellish and the UPEI interns; Bobby Cameron, Billy MacDonald, Doreen Pippy and Sharla Goodwin have began their work by visiting at the Wakulima Dairy on Monday and the Othaya Dairy on Wednesday.

Colleen Walton is working on the CIDA funded VSF project, working with Othaya Dairy and Ruuju Women’s Group and catching up with old friends with existing project partners.

The Islanders are absolutely delighted to be joined by Shaad Olingo, our Kenyan coordinator, who will make sure that we are all on track!

As the old saying goes “first impressions last a life time,” Kenya has been a unique first for the UPEI interns.
“ I was somewhat nervous on how I would be accepted as a minority, but the Kenyans were more curious than judging. The children would follow me to shake my hand

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