By Tracey Neale-Ferrera | Project Director
Jumbo from Kenya,
We have had a very busy month with more groups of children joining us to begin their education and for many, to begin healthier eating once again after an unusually long two month Christmas break. This year has been particularly challenging for parents to feed their children as the last rainy season was just not long enough to sustain the growth of crops of maize and beans, which is the staple diet here in rural Kenya. We are always saddened to see little bodies that are not only malnourished but struggle with disease because of the conditions they live in. We bath many and try to heal their ringworm and jigger problems and hope that once again we do not receive another scabies outbreak as this hurts all of our children.
Our major accomplishment during the end of year break was the construction of our library, which will also serve as a computer classroom. Despite sometimes torrential rain and impassable, muddy roads the project was completed just before Christmas, giving the very hard working crew, led by our director Job, a much deserved few days of rest before the new school year began.
Unlike the rest of the classes and office buildings which are made out of 'mabati' (corrugated iron) our new library is made out of stone. This makes it a cool and inviting place to be as we experience the hot dry season.
We wish you could all see and experience the pleasure we all get, especially our dedicated teachers, from watching the faces of the children as they absorb every word, every picture and every new adventure waiting to be discovered behind the cover of each new book in our new library.
We have YOU, our sponsors to thank for this gift. Because of your kindness and generosity the children at Roko 20 now travel, in their young imaginations, to a world filled with wonder, knowledge, discovery and adventure.
Our children are growing up so very fast, which makes us so extremely proud of them all. We thank you for making the success of our school go from a dream to a reality.
Kindest regards,
Tracey Neale-Ferrera
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