By Stacy Harris | Program Manager
It has been several months since we have had rain, but fortunately, the skies opened and the rain began to fall. Much of the wildlife which has been dying off have begun to return, including the lions. The 25,000 trees we have planted were beginning to wilt, but the rains have revived our nursery. Also, the local Masai have become experts in gathering water so the rain has made everyone happy!
We are currently working with the Kenyan government to build a series of 5 small man-made lakes which can catch the rainfall overflows and will enhance our ability to develop the Masai community.
Water has always been our biggest obstacle so your donations are helping bring clean water to a community where women literally walk miles each day to get water.
We hosted Global Giving, Marc Maxson and Michael Nolan, this week and had a very successful workshop here in Nairobi. It is always our pleasure to look out for Global Giving employees when they visit Kenya. Global Giving has helped us sustain our project over the last year, especially after the devastating post election violence in 2008 which nearly caused us to shut down all our nurseries.
Thank you for your help in brining water to the Shompole Group Ranch Masai in southern Kenya. Your donations are changing lives, especially for the Masai women who carry a great burden of fetching water. With your continued support we will be able to provide proper irrigation for rain water harvesting and ultimately, the Masai will have a long-term solution to their water problem.
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