And Lollipops!!

A thunderous round of applause please ...

A big thank you to all the people who contributed in helping out the Majengo community. As a team - we were able to contribute almost $3700 in direct food aid the the community. An additional thanks to Peter, our supplier who added a couple bags of lollipops out of his own pocket for the kids. I suspect there will be a pile of smiles from that special treat. He also sent in 10 cases of noodle soup that will be a nice change from the daily rice & beans. While beans & rice are healthy and fill the tummy, I doubt even Gordon Ramsey could make this any more palatable.

The Malezi Technical Education program will continue in January now as schools are closed until then. At that time -- we have negotiated space with the technical college (Strathmore University) to bring the kids there for advanced Computer/ programing lessons. Many thanks to Rose and the rest of the M-TEP volunteers for their work on this.

What now? Well we were able to help the community while they were locked down in Eastleigh and unable to join the informal sector to earn some cash. That situation has improved as the community members have mobility -- though in truth there is less work out there these days. Covid19 is now spreading quickly - and the economy continues to contract.

So if you know someone who has a " ton o' dough" and would like to help out with an annual campaign -- of say $1000 per month - I would be happy to manage that project as a volunteer and ensure all funds are food and delivered directly to the people. At this point - I can't ask friends and family to make any more contributions. You have exceeded my wildest expectations and we should be proud of what we accomplished together. A humble thank you with a Nameste thrown in for good measure. For my part - I'll start searching for a major donor to support.

Who wore it better?

The dude??

Or the Dudette??

As many of you know, I'm a keen (read obsessed) motorcycle dude and very excited to be able to do a bit of exploring on Yellow Thunder pictured above. Many thanks To Michel, my Belgian friend who so generously parted with the machine and did so in such a gentlemanly fashion. You are a class act sir! Esther has tentatively agreed to join in the fun... 😊

Thank for reading.....Layno!!!