RESCUING A CHILD

I have been planning for today since mid week because the place i was going to be visiting with a group of adventures person was totally beautiful but then ........ gosh .....the rain decided to do a number on us. After the dissapointment i decided to go to town to pay fees for one happy boy who will be taking swimming lessons this term thanks to his sponser

(see that very very very happy smile)

Despite the rain today i saw a miracle with my own two eyes. Life is such that you have to learn to see the opportunities that come your way. I was in the ghetto very busy with house hold listing. This is an important job as it prepares the ground for the volunteers that will later come to carry out the research. And then the mysterious happened. The village elder and the chairman for Nyumba kumi came in to report an old man with absolutely no manners....His crime?....He was keeping a young girl in his house and he is like 80 years. Apparently he had lied to her that she would be employed and given little money and she could share his house.. Why oh why would someone want to prey on the desparation of others? The guy was lucky enough not to be present otherwise the women had vowed to dismember his mischevious parts that he has been using on innocent girls as young as 7years.
The village assistant chief was called in and the rescuing mission was carried out. INSPIRE takes care of children ....why should i leave this one out. I took her with me and called her mom and established that she is over 18 and ready to have a job. We found her one and infact there is the promise of furthering her education. God help our community... therefore it was a good day today


She may never have completed her education or gone past standard eight but hey we wount let her get lost her because some idiotic grandfather sees fresh meat. Plans underway to help her get an education.....

Project Kagunduini

The most interesting part about project work is the prospect of exploring. Today i was headed towards one of those villages with unpronouncable names...yeah!!!! that is what i live for ADVENTURE....skip skip skip bounce bounce.

The first stop is the stage...am not being silly but a girl has to ask for directions. (I COULD HUG UWEZO KENYA). i know its an initiative that exposes ME AND YOU to everything. Today am finding out what a strange place with a strange name holds. Am in the matatu now and i pick to sit in the worst place ever. My knees are screaming for reprieve...LORD help me... the even pack an extra body next to me...now we are four...and the annoying driver still wants me to squeeze myself a little further...NKT what does he expect? for me to be a spaggetti am not having this...but am not ready to wait for any other matatu at this point so i keep my cool.
We are off now...have you ever noticed just how matatus at this hour tend to have women and old men or is it that this one is headed towards a village? and after a painful 20 minutes i am more than happy to alight.
So here i am ...this clueless girl...what to do. I decide to enter into the nearest shop that has that old man in it. I would rather avoid the group of rough looking young men sitting idly by the road side. He is so helpful as soon as i explain why am here he immidiately gives me the number of the assistant chief. Nice old man ...there are still good people left out there.
Then the waiting. I suppose i am waiting like anybody else for an old man...so i find myself sitting by the road side also a bit idly (not really...i am reading a book...Bad girls of the bible). After like ten minutes the old man (bless his heart) shows me two men approaching from a distance and informs me that one of them is the guy am looking for. Okay ...old men dont bounce so i wait to check out this one.
He is youngish like ...man okay and restless but very very helpful and entertaining. We are discussing all matters education (but he keeps eying me and making unnecessary suggestions...MEN!!!). But at the end of the day i know i will get helped. AMEN. He calls my village elder and we set a date for friday. Apart from this i have just learned that he is a big fan of TETU boys. So i get into a conversation of what we do. We come to a conclusion about four  things
1. we are going to be lending books to the school
2. we will go to the KENYA national library and welcome them to register the kids there to the national library and then borrow books on their behalf
3. we will consider them for book donations
4. i get invited to the village baraza for a talk on education

i am one happy human being ...today i have achieved something. I have known others and i have discovered a new place. and my work is getting done...yeah
back home i need to recruit the remaining volunteers...being a DC is starting to rub me the right way...