Makindu Blog for 2005

  • April News

    Friday, April 1st, 2005

    Shamba:

    The shamba looked lush and green during the first and second weeks of April. However by the end of the fourth week planted crops were looking fatigued due to lack of rain. MCC intends to move away from planting maize and beans because of the rain factor and also because the cost analysis shows the cost of planting maize and beans and the results that is near zero in the last couple of years far outweighs the investment. The shamba will in the coming months be focused on growing more vegetables and fruits. read more…

  • March News

    Monday, March 7th, 2005

    Visitors to the Centre:

    Makindu Children’s Program new Executive Director Helen Gundlach and Board Member Dan Dizney visited the Makindu Children’s Centre in March & April. Helen and Dan had a great trip, and spent their days meeting the MCC staff, children, guardians, the Kenyan Advisory Council members, the Nairobi East rotary club, and more. One of the highlights of their trip was escorting a large number of Makindu kids on a sarafari to Tsavo National Park. read more…

  • February News

    Tuesday, February 1st, 2005

    David & Kahdija get their Kenyan Certificate of Education Examination scores!

    Results from last year’s Kenya Certificate of Education Examinations were released in February. David scored an impressive mean grade of A-, while Khadija earned a solid C grade. Congrats to both of these kids!

    David will almost certainly be admitted to one of the public universities. He was understandably upbeat when he shared shareed his results with other MCC children and staff. read more…

  • January News

    Wednesday, January 5th, 2005

    Makindu region faces crop shortages

    According to MCC Program Director John Mwangi (Ngili), there have been widespread crop failure for the November-December plantings. No harvest is expected until after April rains. “Schools have started feeding children during lunch hour,” Ngili says, “and this will subsidize home-based efforts, although the calorie level for school based food is minimal.”
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