My First Field Visit

Wow, what a day today was. I am just in awe, we visited Kanorero school in the rural area around Nakuru today. It was my first visit to the field, to discover the impact of the work that has been done so far by Build Africa.

We set off early, whilst driving we spotted monkeys on the side of the road, waiting to be fed. We also spotted some Zebra, which was amazing! We arrived at the school around 11am.

Greetings were warm and thankful. I managed to get loads of photos. The biggest thing for me was, the 425 children who attend the school have just 4 teachers. Until the support came in from Build Africa, the classrooms were constructed of mud. Literally, mud huts. Can you imagine working, learning in this environment? The fantastic news is, now the school has 3 classroom blocks and a new toilet block. Amazing, the school will have a further 3 classrooms built in the course of next year.

It didn't come to my attention until a few hours in to the handing over ceremony, that actually the very well behaved children sitting in front of us, shouldn't actually be here. It was a holiday for them, yet the some parents and children had managed to get themselves to the school, to show their appreciation for the work that had been done so far. All around us there were families farming, fetching water. It was their choice to be here, and that was something in itself.

Sitting listening to the Headteacher, the School Management Committees, George our Country Director, it was an almost overwhelming experience. You honestly cannot imagine how much of an impact, working in partnership with schools in such rural ares, can have.

One of the most touching parts of the day, was hearing how some of the children actually wanted to re sit their past year, just so they could learn in one of the newly constructed classrooms. Bless them.

I really can't wait to see the next school tomorrow. Until then, over and out.