Drilling of the well in Namanga!
Upon landing in Kenya we learned the permit had not been acquired for the drilling and worse yet the paperwork had not even been filed! In Kenya it takes 2 – 3 weeks to obtain a permit to drill. So, it appeared that all hope was lost until a kind gentleman from the Ministry of Water showed up at the Kingdom Kids Rescue Centre to help! That was a blessing in disguise. He went further to help us and even had his car totaled in a wreck trying to help us get the permit. We finally did get verbal approval to drill. So on Wednesday we began the drilling in Namanga. The permit did come through later. On our way to Namanga we heard it was extremely dry there and food was in great need so we stopped at a grocery store and bought tons of bread and milk to give out at the...
Namanga Project
Fifty acres have been purchased in Namanga, Kenya on the Kenya / Tanzania border. This project is intended to teach the local Maasai Tribe about agriculture, growing their own food, providing schooling for their children as well as technical schools to teach trades. This property is in a major migration corridor between Kenya and Tanzania for the nomadic Maasai Tribe. In March 2010 we will be drilling a water well on this property. This well will not only be used for agricultural irrigation but will also supply water for around 5000 local Maasai and their herds of cattle and goats. Daily life is very hard for these people. They are one of the last traditional tribes in Kenya and Tanzania. Women spend most of their day searching for water only to find dirty water...