Well I know that this will come as a shock to most of you but I voluntarily got up to go on a hike today at 6:45 AM! And it was great!
We hiked around the compound with one of the Free the Children staff, a Masai Warrior named Wilson, (they are always with us to protect us from preying animals) and we got to see many different things including Impala’s and Zebras. We saw a sunrise that was amazingly colourful and learned a lot about the areas surrounding the Bogani cottages.
After that we spend the afternoon with the mama’s of a nearby village. This was amazing. We met a mama named Jane (see the pictures) and she showed us the house that she is building (and has been for 3 years), explained to us how she has organized local women to enhance their personal positions and provide for their families, as well as explain in great detail how their traditions work and what has changed over the last 50 years. As a thank you we did her water walk for her and carried enough water to supply her family for 5 days. We did it once each (or less) and she would do it 5 times per day… and wow was it hard work! Meeting Jane was amazingly insightful and I can’t wait to share it with each one of you. She is such a powerful role model for everyone who meets her and the only thing that she wants is for her 3 girls to go to high school… which brings us to our build in the afternoon…
Next we went to see the new Free the Children medical facility, the first of its kind for the organization, as well as start to build on the high school project for the girls of the community here. I have to say that so far it’s been the most rewarding experience. We had a lot of fun and the experience of helping to make a difference in the world here was second to none. We will be doing more over the next few days and I hope to show you pictures then.
After that it was dinner, and up early again tomorrow to go hiking!
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- Sunrise in Kenya
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- Local animal water hole on our hike
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- Jane’s new home that she’s building
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- Jane the mama
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- A few kids from the local school
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- Bathroom of my tent home in Bogani
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- Beds in Bogani