I have been back to Kenya and
fulfilled the first part of my promise. The photographs are of
a funday for every child in the village.
We had a barbecue with goat meat
as well as a casserole, rice salad and
chapattis.
All the food was paid for by my
friends and several hotel guests and the chef Alex at the
luxury Southern Palms Hotel generously donated 150 jam
donuts.
The balls, frisbees and toys were
donated by hotel guests as were several school uniforms and
shoes, pens books etc
The much maligned “layabout”
youths of the village all turned up to help prepare the old
church hut as well as bringing furniture from their own homes
for the children to sit on. Not one asked for anything in
return. The ladies of the village spent hours sorting 40kg of
rice by hand, peeling, cooking and cleaning for 2 days to get
it all ready.
We all had a great time singing
dancing laughing and seeing children for once with a fully
nutritious meal, now we have to make sure other children get
the same chance.
Obviously I have been criticised
for doing this and not looking at the long term picture but I
believe every child has the right to a good memory because
memories affect how we are in the future. Surely having good
memories of a time spent with other tribes and religious
beliefs cannot be insignificant or a waste.
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