The week that was!

A relaxing way to spend a beautiful Sunday morning with some of the children from MIA 1....starting them off with a new past time.

 Here we have at the top, Lillian and Waremu; and below Josh. I prepared 23 wooden cotton reels with the nails in the top before I left Australia and purchased bamboo skewers and some acrylic yarn in Nakuru so this activity could take place.

News spread like wild fire and now all my reels are in use. Keeping the children occupied in free time and even extending into meal time and in bed before lights out. 

These two show children in MIA2 learning a tapestry stitch on single thread canvas. Both boys and girls were happy to take part.

I have had many requests for helping with crochet and knitting. I have now distributed 110 balls of yarn  and needles, for knitting 5 bed rugs. 2 jumpers as well as that used for the french knitting. Those undertaking the rugs have previous knowledge of the skill and just needed a little guidance. I am surprised at the number of left handed students so that challenged my brain a little with the caste on method I use. The students are very fortunate to have such caring staff..those that knit can help when I am not here. The girls have such beautiful braided hairstyles, maintained by Mary. note the wall paintings, add to the atmosphere for the students in the common area.

On Tuesday I travelled to Nairobi to meet with a welfare officer from a masaai village from the area of Kapune in a totally isolated area near the M

ara border. His name is Joseph, and he has a real concern for the widows in his area, finding some way to support them. The bead work the ladies carry out is of high quality and they are looking for help with ideas, marketing the products etc. How did I come across this and get involved you may ask....... Carole, from northern NSW, supports children with education in a number of areas of Kenya and heard about the plight of this village last year. recently she visited them taking about 8 hours to travel there, the last bit in 4x4 cross country. The children have a school and Joseph would like a boarding school built in the village as some walk 15km each way a day. I helped him purchase some beads that are used and I am visiting at the end of June to the village. A big adventure. Get ready to buy some of the products I will bring back to support them!!!!????.........

More on this later

Tuesday Masaai Market

While we waited to see Joseph, Kijea shopped wholesale for his shop.

These are some scenes in the tuesday masaai market in Nairobi. This above is Josephine who makes these bags. They are from Sisal and wool(the coloured ones). Also Banana leaves, baobab are used. I had a great discussion with her.

Bye for now.