Saturday 3 March 2018

Kenya: Double Checking Bedkits!

Team Kenya 2018 arrived on time Friday night and we were met by two members of our hosts who were waiting patiently for us at the airport. As soon as we outside the airport building we noticed it must have rained heavily and stopped just before we arrived. Our host said they were thankful for the rain because the ground needed it badly. There was a drought in Nairobi with parched grass and prices increasing for vegetables and ground provisions.

On our way to our hotel we were all eager to see our new surroundings and experience the fragrances and the traffic we were told about months before. No one told us a zebra would greet us. This magnificent creation was waiting beside the road for our van to pass by, as if to say "karibisha" (welcome). The driver said zebras roamed throughout the country and are protected.

After travelling for more than twenty-four hours from Toronto with one stop in Zurich, we were happy to rest up and decided on a late breakfast today.


After a delightful balanced breakfast (with bacon), our team leader discussed outstanding items regarding our responsibilities for the following few days. We strolled around our beautiful home base and took photos.

Here is our location:




We met with eight members from different Rotary clubs, all very excited about our distribution.


A few new items were added to the bedkit but not included in the package already sorted in preparation for our visit. After dinner we all helped James and Mohamed add pencils and sharpeners to 500 newly manufactured pouches.


This year's bedkit is so exciting, we cannot wait to start our distribution. Breakfast is at 6:00 am tomorrow, then off to Gilgil!!

Team Kenya 2018
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