Monthly Archives: January 2010

Mobile Again

Today we received the long awaited motorcycle from our donor partner ICAP.  Four of us travelled to Nyeri for the official handing over and were delighted that ICAP’s Country Director Dr Mark Hawkens had come from Nairobi to meet us. … Continue reading

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Site for Community Centre

Vision Gardens is another step closer to realising its goal of providing a Community Centre for people living with HIV & AIDS and orphans in the area.  Today the District Surveyor demarcated the half-acre site earmarked for the development. The … Continue reading

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Unexpected Solar Eclipse

I was totally unaware an eclipse would be happening today. Yesterday, a colleague told me in passing, they had just heard an announcement on the radio, that an eclipse was planned for today, as if it had just been arranged … Continue reading

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An Alternative Christmas

It’s not all work and no play for us VSO volunteers. My first Christmas away from home was a very different experience, taking in a safari on the Maasai Mara and a relaxing beach holiday at the coast. I met … Continue reading

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