Don't Just Give Them Food-Teach Them How to Get It

At the Live and Learn in Kenya Education Center in Nakuru, Kenya it is the parents' responsibility  to work with the Center's staff to help with whatever work can be done by them. Cooking, handing out meals, cleaning the kitchen, dishes, pots and pans, cleaning the dining hall - and last but not least - planting, weeding the field, caring for and harvesting the crops, drying the maize on large cloths in the sun, and grinding them. Parents are happy and proud to be giving back and being a part of the Live and Learn in Kenya International community. They see their children learn, grow, play like children are supposed to and become upstanding citizens in a country where, like many others, corruption is an ongoing challenge. They know that their children are receiving an education that is usually only granted to the rich - that they receive their uniforms and shoes, books, school materials, warm meals, and if they become ill or are physically hurt, they receive not only medical, but also dental care.

Parents are proud of their children's accomplishments because they are a part of it all. They are teaching their children what it means to do their part by being right there with them making sure that all goes well. These are parents to look up to - and not feel sorry for. By empowering the parents we are empowering their children as well.

All of this is possible because of the kind donations that we are given to Live and Learn in Kenya.

Asante sana - thank you so much!