http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Kenya , Western Province en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:18:55 BST Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:18:55 BST Hello Everyone Our group of 14 volunteers from Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church in Louisville Ky. USA has arrived and begun work on the summer projects. For those of you who aren't familiar with this Vihiga Children's Home is an orphanage in Western Province of Kenya. Our church sponsors 96 orphans at the home giving them support and education through secondary school. We make periodic v http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/blog-301807.html This is part two of my article on the Kenyan school system and again it consists of my observations in the Kenyn schools in 2006 2008. Kenyans and others are free to comment on my accuracy in reporting.Most Kenyan prents prefer to send their child to a secondary boarding school indeed most secondry schools are boarding schools. Generally these schools are segregated by gender and again the http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/blog-297506.html The following observations are based on my many visits to schools in the Western Province during 2006 2008. I also briefly taught standard five in Western Province at Vihiga Children's Home. Kenyans both adults and children also provided information. I would appreciate feedback from any Kenyans who read this article. I'm writing mainly for members and friends who sponsor children at the or http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/blog-297497.html I decided to change my wakeup call to 600 am. It came right on time this morning although I have been up off and on since 300 am. I am feeling a slight sinus infection coming on and the eye infections that have dogged me for the last two months are also starting to irritate again. I pondered how to avoid another shower incident today and decided to just have a good wash over in the sink o http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/Kakamega/blog-292708.html The rainy season is ending and hopefully the malaria season too. We are leaving for the coast Mombasa and Malindi on the 23rd of June and will return here on July 13. You can still communicate with us because there is email in Malindi Larry has had quite an adjustment to the life here. He loves walking long distances but gets a bit upset about the problems with sanitation and lack of wat http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/blog-289500.html Hi Friends This is my first message...to let you know I'm returning to Kenya to work at Vihiga Children's Home again...with others from Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church of Louisville Ky. USA. Will arrive on May 31 2008 and will send my next message from there. Keep in touch. Kathi http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/blog-278512.html While I've been here in East Africa I've been exposed to the world of NGOs... where everyone talks in acronyms and comes together for a good cause. Well the second part is up for debate because in the past month and a half I've started to develop some mixed feelings about NGOs and whether some countries are better off without its help. I can't help but wonder if NGOs and aid work is actually de http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/Bingoma/blog-190020.html Third world towing methods and other frustrations...Mt. Elgon located on the KenyaUganda border boasts the second highest peak in Kenya plus elephants famous for licking the insides of the caves to retrieve the nutrients in the salt hellip however our weekend at Mt. Elgon didnrsquot include wither of these attractions it was more of a test of how far your patience can be stretched before you http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Western-Province/Mount-Elgon-NP/blog-98459.html