So my time at the feeding centre has come to an end and what a 2 weeks it has been…..It’s been exhausting, ridiculously hot and sweaty (there’s no shade there) but it’s been a lot of fun and really rewarding. My second week started with a painting project! One of the girls, Diana, at the […]

Oh the pain!! I knew with my little experience of gardening the Soybean project was going to be a a lot more demanding than the MARS project but I have now become aware of muscles I didn’t even know could hurt! We started digging the field on Tuesday ready for planting. The soil is dark […]

Well we have conducted the last training session with the teachers at Ombeyi. This time with no projector but improvised with handouts. The training session was generally well received but i felt the male teachers still had some very strange questions! I am now starting to see the differences between Ombeyi and Rabuor communities. Something […]

Oh yes, your eyes do not deceive you i actually drove this monster 8km over rocks!! Now given the largest car I’ve ever driven is my Larry, a Toyota Yaris (even then I struggle with parking!), and it took me 6 attempts to pass my driving test this was quite the achievement! 🙂 My trusty […]

I conducted my second workshop this Tuesday. It was VERY difficult. The girls were very shy to participate in the discussions which made things hard to get through. They also felt the need to say they understood what I was teaching them even if they didn’t (for fear of annoying a ‘muzungu’)! This was more […]

This week has been oh so very lucky! It started off with a mad panic to get ready for the first workshop which took place last Thursday. However come last Wednesday afternoon we still had no material and weren’t entirely sure if the budget had been approved for the project. VERY lastminute.com which is not […]