Author: tyfairclough
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Sylvia showing signs of improvement
We’ve received another blog update from Mona with incredible photographs of Sylvia, already gaining weight and growing in strength. Mona organised a home-based carer, Selvin (pictured here) to come over to Christines house every day, having purchased the food needed for her strict diet and to cook and care for Sylvia. We’ve also started fundraising…
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Street urchins
The Mwelu Foundation has been at it again!! Mwelu (named after Founder, born-and-raised Mathare resident and now successful and renowned photographer/journalist, Julius Mwelu) is a self-help group operating in the Mathare Valley slum of Nairobi alongside “ambitious, positive and talented young people”, helping them to realise their potential through photography and film production. Their latest…
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Preparations for Summer
Individual allocation information will be sent out in the next few weeks with contact details for everyone. Numbers have still to be confirmed so once this is clearer we can give more details. Orientation in Nairobi will be 31 July at the Gracia Guest House. Whether you are staying there or at the Upper Hills…
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Empaash Oloirienito Nature Conservancy
We have a new link with a wonderful organisation who also believe that Kenya’s “rich natural resources and cultural wealth can be used to … provide … social development in the local communities”. Situated in Kajiado District, at the southern tip of the Rift Valley, the Empaash “ranch” lies in the Ngong Hills forest area.…
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A new host maasai community in Amboseli
While in Diani on the Indian Ocean coast we stayed at Stilts Backpackers. View Larger Map One of the night watchmen there is a Maasai called Jackson. He works at Stilts and travels home as often as possible to help provide for his family. While i washed our ridiculous amount of clothing, after arriving from…