Category: Blog

  • Weather

    The UK (Yorkshire especially) is having an unprecedented lapse in Summer conditions ! However, if this persists you will at least be acclimatised as the Kenyan winter has begun, temperatures today are around a similar 11 celcius. Don’t forget to pack fleeces !

  • Another fantastic idea brought to you by AfriGadget

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  • Note from Nancy in Toi Primary, Kibera slums, Nairobi

    …Wish list: calendars and maps of world, africa for classrooms.Nothing on walls or for reference. As we made the dolls and the boys made animals out of the material I brought- along with needles thread, embroidery thread and yarn for manes or hair- the students took the opportunity to sew the many holes in their sweaters. I left…

  • Toi Primary

    Nancy just sent these photos, shes been to a school in Kibera today, a slum of Nairobi. The students are in level 7 which is 7th grade, between 11 and 16 years old and all very very kind and loving. Thank you Nancy.

  • ACT on CO2 Carbon Calculator

    Oneclimate.net just advised me about the Carbon Footprint Calculator, designed to make it easier for individuals to consider their own impact on the environment, through the use of home electrical applicances, transport, etc. Its simple to use .. for more info go here and spread the word to all. Thanks to David Milliband, Secretary of…