"No one can make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little"
- Edmund Burke
The village pulls together to support a primary school in Kitui. The children who have little free time, spend their entire Saturday traveling and performing at a fundraiser. In church, they dance and sing for all they have any raise another $15 for the school…incredible! $15 makes a world of difference
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The chefs at the Guest House at the Nyumbani Village make sure we never go hungry! Read to learn what we’re eating day to day in Kenya
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Learn about life in the village – the brilliant ways they are striving to be completely sustainable and self-supporting, and what students at the NIAS school in Cairo, Egypt have already done to help the children of Nyumbani.
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I’d never seen an animal slaughtered for my meal before, and it was quite and experience. Learn about the deep meaning applied to this act in traditional Kenyan culture and, for the braver soles out there, watch the video we recorded.
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What is life like for children at the Nyumbani village? 13 hours school days, chores, dreams of chapati and meat for Christmas. Nyumbani is implementing many ideas to create economic opportunity and raise the standard of living in a sustainable way.
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We arrive at the Nyumbani Village in Kitui, Kenya and are invited to a welcome assembly – little do we know, we are going to be asked to perform – right after some awesome African dancing and singing and some Irish step dancing done by the Irish guests. Cotton eyed Joe, anyone?
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We were starting to get a little nervous about our stay in Kenya. What would we eat? Would there be enough water? Was there electricity? We finally got some answers. Also, some information about the well we are funding there.
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I’ve been having a great time on the trip, learning and making memories that will last a lifetime! But… I cannot wait to get out of Europe! As much fun as I’ve had going to all the trendy travel spots, I’m ready to get to the meat of the trip- the volunteering! I want to [...]
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