Visit to Kenya, May 2006

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Visit to Kenya, May 2006

• Celebration of 10th anniversary of Jitegemee
  school for street children, Machakos, Kenya.

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Some facts about Kenya/Jitegemee

• In East Africa, about 30M people
• Former British colony
• Has Mt Kenya and Kilamanjaro several game parks
• A few dozen tribes
• Swahili is main language, English second
• Most Jitegemee children are Kambas
• Most are Christian but some are Moslem
• Some are academic some are vocational

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Over 100 Jitegemee children it was all about
the kids
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NWA to Amsterdam KLM to Nairobi
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Had 3 Hitachi vans and guides
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Nairobi is a modern city of 3M
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Stanley Hotel in Nairobi is nice
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Tuesday Market bargain time
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Bargaining is standard try to enjoy aggressive
vendors
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Souveniers before the flight home
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The Carnivore served alligator, giraffe, ostrich,
camel, etc.
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Art center in Nairobi
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Our guides stayed with us
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Jitegemee staff Alex, Elizabeth, Michael, Farah
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Vocational students art lesson
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The results
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Janel Dancy MSU MS
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Dinner at the Muturis Farahs former home stay
family in Nairobi
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Good eating
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Mrs Muturi is niece to Jomo Kenyatta, first
Kenyan President
Kenyatta, 1st Moi, 2nd Kabachi, 3rd Kenyatta,
Mandella, King in the pictures
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The Maturis and Stockmans
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Glass factory outside Nairobi
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70 people work farm and art glass
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The grounds are decorated
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Lovely outhouse
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And a dragon in the pool
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Making glass
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Two works in progress
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View from atop the chimney
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Park for rare Rothschild giraffes
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To Machakos

• To visit Jitegemee, the staff, children, parents,
  and board.
• (See www.jitegmee.org)

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Machakos is a long hour from Nairobi on the road
to Mombassa
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St Marys school teaches many Jitegemee
elementary children
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Many, but not all, school girls have short hair
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Peter is called soldier because he cannot be
beaten 1 for 5 years
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No privacy laws in Kenya. Jitegemee school walls
are covered with the records and class ranking of
the students

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Machakos roadside market
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Bicycle taxi
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Machakos city market place
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Jitegemee vocational student, Faith, is an
apprentice weaver
Faith made me a Spartan sweater in one night.
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Rebecca tests a bed made by another Jitegemee
apprentice
Jitegemee pays the mentors 150 to teach a
student for one year. That student pledges to
mentor another Jitegemee student the next year. A
future project must loan so that graduates can
go into business. They must have a license and
tools. While training, they use the mentors
tools.
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Hair-dresser is a popular job Susan works on the
visitors.
John is a college prof. in Chicago he graduated
VUU in Richmond.
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New Jitegemee leased schoolhouse
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Parents and students grow food in the back half
acre.
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JItegemee applicants
Children live on the streets when parents die,
possibly from AIDS, when parents cannot support
them, or when they run away. Many beg. Glue
sniffing is common it gives a high and
suppresses hunger. To join Jitegemee, children
need to clean up and pledge to give up their
street habits. Jitegemee has to apply for
custody from the state before taking them in.
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Parents cook so children can have one meal a day
at headquarters
Headquarters has a kitchen inside, but cooking
outside works better.
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Jitegemee parent or grandparent
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A healthy combination of corn and beans cooked
over a fire
With the new headquarters, kids can be sure of
one meal a day.
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10th anniversary celebrationits all about the
kids
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Speeches were made
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Dances danced
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And dances danced
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The kids from Mt Kenya Orphanage were guests
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Songs were sung
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No candy, no pizza, no zits
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The Garden Hotel is next door
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Terri Mutuko invited us for tea
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The living room reminded us of madear in
Mississippi