Monthly Archives: February 2013

Autobiography   26/2/2013                        [With permission.] I am Christine, a pupil from Primary School. I was born in Kenya.  I was born the year 1997 in the month of June.  I knew nothing concerning … Continue reading →

[Photos: Norm Filipenko]

“…those who come to live in Africa are constantly faced with the problem of balancing a natural compassion with the necessity to respect the person in trouble.  It is necessary to help in a controlled fashion that will not upset … Continue reading →

Harambee has gone well; certainly a better targeted dollar.  I admire Cheryl and Norm and Rebecca (Kenyan office manager); we work well together.  So it is not impossible for me to get along and work with others – just depends … Continue reading →

We finished the last of the interviews on Friday with six girls from two schools for the deaf.   Isaac, one of the interpreters, knows at least four languages if sign language is counted.  He signed in English and the students … Continue reading →

hi Tony  hello how are you it has been a while you have left well i am honestly feeling the gap u left how are you where are you did u make your trip to Rwanda? Well thought i’ll just … Continue reading →

Friends’  Kaimosi Girls’ School Weekly Menu     [If there were fish on the menu it would come from Lake Victoria and is sold dried on the tacked together road side stands along the way to town. But that’s just it … Continue reading →

I’ve always liked swallows, the way their wings fold fragilely (sp) over their shoulders, like capes.  There are swallows who come to the clothes line on my back steps; they have mottled breasts, green heads and vee tails and they … Continue reading →

I walked to the small downtown yesterday, Saturday morning, and felt at ease, interested. Pleasant.  Kakamega is an enjoyable resting place and the job is one I want to do. For three days last week we interviewed girls, some as … Continue reading →