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99 days since landing…

Kenyatta won the elections, receiving 50.51% of the vote (0.51% over the amount needed to avoid a sound round run off), the opposition leader Odinga did contest the results but the Kenyan Supreme Court found the voting to have been … Continue reading

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It’s really cold here.

The news that we would be landing shortly and that it was minus 2 in London was met with a chorus of groans. With mixed emotions we stepped off of the plane: so sad to be leaving our new friends … Continue reading

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Teacher training and coming home…

This is an article about one of the things that me and another volunteer did in Kilifi last week. “Teacher training?!” I know I am probably not qualified for this, but hey, Hakuna Matata!! Education: Teacher training on alternative behavior … Continue reading

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Community Action Day

Today was the first of our CADs, the day was really successful and we were all suitably tired and hungry by the end. We traveled to a local primary school that two of our team are working at. The aim … Continue reading

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Update

Firstly, sorry for my shoddy blogging… The last few weeks I have strayed away from APHIA plus and have been helping out at a different placement: Mnarani Primary School in the special needs unit. As to be expected the children … Continue reading

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Almost a month in…

This Friday is one month from when we left England. We were told that the first month would be hard and we would want to leave, the second month would be good and by the time that the third month … Continue reading

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A Brilliant Afternoon

One Friday we helped take the children from Mwangaza Orphanage to the beach.

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