At the end of last week Simone and I (Abbey) completed our “post harvest” project, which recently was renamed to crop management. We planned out a crop rotation schedule for the 6 plots of land that are used at the Centre to grow a variety of crops. the schedule included 3 planting plans, one for… Read more “post harvest” project report 5/28
Yesterday the entire group, accompanied by our cook David, dined at the Trout Tree Restaurant while on our way to the equator. The restaurant is situated within a gigantic tree house and is frequently visited by several Colobus monkeys. Luckily this time we did not have any monkeys snatch our food our pee our tables… Read more Dining with Monkeys and our adventures on the equator 5.25.18
Today was a special day for a few of us as we really got to interact with the children at the center through a commonly loved activity. Before coming we packed our suitcases with art supplies, paints, string to make bracelets and other crafts for the children at the center. Today was the day we… Read more Arts and Crafts with the children at CYEC 5/23/18
This weekend all the students went on two different Safari’s and spent the night at Sandai. On the safari we saw animals ranging from impalas, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, rhinos, and water buffalo. We had an amazing picnic lunch as we watched the rhinos a few hundred feet from us. We toured both safaris in a… Read more Safari Weekend 5/19 and 5/20
Today Simone and I facilitated an education workshop for the youth at the CYEC. The focus of the workshop was around what active and peer learning is, and how it can be conducted. The goal was to provide the youth with how to incorporate this in their teachings to the kids at the center. As… Read more Education Workshop 5/22/18
Today we took a 30 minute trip to Othaya, a small town in the moutains, within nyeri county. The CYEC has a plot of land in Othaya that they use for agriculture. As a group we, walked around and observed the land. The post harvest team investigated the crops being grown, as well as their… Read more Trip to Othaya 5/17/2018
Hannah and Jared are working to create a sustainable silage program. For those who don’t already know, silage is used to feed livestock in times of drought or lack of crop production. We are using the center’s abundance of Napier grass as the main ingredient for the silage. After it was dried, we finally chopped… Read more Silage Production-May 17, 2018
Today was our first full day in Nyeri, at the CYEC (Children and Youth Empowerment Centre). We all slept for 12 hours. Once we woke up we had some breakfast, and then headed into the city of Nyeri (about a 15 minute drive away). In the city we bought water and wash buckets, and experienced… Read more May 13th, First full day in Nyeri
Our flight from Philadelphia to London was delayed for 2 hours. We missed our flight from London to Nairobi, so we got rerouted and had a six-hour layover in London. Instead of taking British airways to Nairobi, we took Kenyan airways and arrived at 4:30am on the 12th. Once we arrived in Nairobi we were… Read more May 10-12, 2018 From Philadelphia to Kenya
Through the Issues in Agriculture, Community and Economic Development course, we will be working with the Children and Youth Empowerment Center in Kenya for the next 3 weeks! The center is located in the city of Nyeri and works with children of all ages to provide various forms of education. We will be primarily working… Read more HELLO!