Friends of Mombasa Children Blog
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New Buildings to check on, outings to arrange and training for teachers
We have a full agenda for our trip to Mombasa. Flying tomorrow afternoon. We are looking forward to seeing the teachers and pupils again very soon
Not long now before Carol, Shirley, Steph and Jo head out to Mombasa
Keep a look out for our posts on the blog from Sunday 21st January
More T shirts
Another consignment of T-shirts decorated with African designs by Children at Broadwater CofE Primary School. Looking forward to seeing the pictures
Trustee visit to Unity School, Mombasa
Christmas Lunch in the Orphanage An important aspect of our responsibilities is to check that that money given for our work in Mombasa is actually spent as we intended. In the next few weeks three trustees will be visiting Mombasa. Look for their blogs on this...
Jo’s Blogg from her first visit to Kenya
Joanna is a long term supporter and sponsor of this Charity. She is a Trainer of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and often works one to one with children and young people who have experienced a trauma in their past. Joanna has trained several staff members,...
From Madonna (Standard 8 student)
A thanking letter read from a standard 8 pupil on behalf of all of the standard 8 class for Carol, Shirley and Jo’s farewell gathering. First of all, I would like to express great appreciation on behalf of my class. It says in Chinese “no appreciation is enough for...
Maddy’s Blog Day 10
This is where the children wash their hands after they have been to the toilet. The water comes from the well that was built a few years ago. We hope that the new school building will include a toilet block with basins for the children and a separate staff toilet....
Maddy’s Blog Day 9
This is the drive home from Mtwapa Creek... Yes, those are beds... and yes, they are across the drainage ditch... Yes, that is a man peeing in the drainage ditch... And yes, that is a man sitting with his legs in the drainage ditch. Life at the side of the road...
Maddy’s Blog, Day 11
This is class 7 in their school room. It is 35 degrees in the classroom and the children usually sit 2-3 at a desk. Money was donated to the charity to buy books, so earlier in the week the school team went to the book shop and chose new reading books. With the money...
