Books Books Books, Property of Cura Primary

This book delivery was a long time coming!

Poetry

Today Jane and I distributed the beautiful books of poetry to the Cura poets and the rest of the kids...  Many thanks to Mary Strickler and her students for such a successful project!

Nairobi Partner Meetings

This morning I met with Linus, Marylyne and Brenda, of Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots -- to debrief about the Cura Secondary School Real Impact Farm field trip they coordinated, as well as potential future plans. Our conversation ranged from agribusiness, to kitchen gardens, to organic farming, to secondary school curriculum, to job training and mentoring... big ideas in the works!

After a stroll down Ngong Road, I then met with Dominic from Kenya Education Fund... and received the excellent news that one of the Cura Secondary School student applicants was accepted into KEF's scholarship program! I'm thrilled!

Yet to go today... an afternoon meeting with Pip from Flying Kites -- to talk about the LaunchPad program they're implementing to help their students transition from secondary school into their adult lives. Such meaningful work going on all around here in Nairobi, and so many opportunities for us to network for the benefit of the projects we're passionate about!

Lots of Everything

Yesterday I had a long meeting with some of the new Board members leading the projects in Cura... we had LOTS to talk about. I really did need a day to process all of the information and plan a way forward, even just for the nearest future... there are lots of challenges and lots to celebrate and lots to do! I didn't go to Cura today, but instead stayed in Nairobi  to have lots of meetings with lots of interesting people, amid lots of traffic and, eventually, lots of rain!

Dusty Return

It's been a while since rain fell in Cura - so we breathed in red dust as we drove down the road!

A generous friend donated some toys for younger children, so the mothers promised to deliver them to their grandchildren, nieces and nephews!

And Jane got a sneak peak at the poetry book she helped create with a US- based yearbook class... Such an accomplishment!

Books on Order

Last year, I worked with Julius at Nairobi's Text Book Centre to compile an order of books for Cura Primary -- and this year I'm finally filling the order! Thanks to donor dollars raised to support education in Cura, I will be making a large delivery of Science, Social Studies and English textbooks later this week. Mrs. Mwathi, Cura Primary School's Head Teacher, is helping me determine a good date/time for the presentation... so watch this space for photos of that event!

CURA Heart

I'm heading back to Cura -- FINALLY -- wearing my custom-made pendant from Melinda Maria... 100% of the proceeds go to Cura, so if you like mine, why not buy one for yourself or a loved one?