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CRCI August/September/October Newsletter 2009

Friday, October 9th, 2009

how are you all ? we are are all fine and the third term 2009 started very well for us here in CRCI Thika gatuanyaga .

CHILDREN

Our children are all fine and healthy and doing great .we held several investigations for the unfinished children;s cases and reunited Douglas Mwaura’with the mother in a place called Waithaka in the outskirts of Nairobi this was a great achievement but it could not last long  for the conditions at  home were not favorable for the best interest of the child , he will be living in CRC now.

Also Jacintas transferred from gatura school due to unfavorable weather conditions she went back to her former school. Caroline wambui will be doing her end of primary exams by next month we wish her all the best and success to crown it all. We also  have new children in CRCI , sam an orphan . mburu brothers from the rift valley

Elizabeth Wanjiku,Winnie asamula,Winnie wambui,Kelvin kimani are all attending  high school without much strain. .

All the others are attending school and very healthy,only we loosed in the two cases involving Mary Nduku and Esther Njoki whereby the accused were set free for lack of evidence we want to appeal against the the judgement in the high court using our lawyer and other stakeholders may justice prevail .

VOLUNTEERS

Currently we have 6 volunteers in the house ,frankfrom Netherlands and david david from Scotland  left in the past week.

We are happy currently volunteers are enough and from different nationalities we thank our new volunteer program team which is working tirelessly .

STAFF

We have new staff members in CONSOLATA MUTHONI the new house mother a qualified ECD teacher and experienced  with EVANGELINE WANJIRA the CARETAKER  and SANDE the new COOK very experienced in hotel management. LYDIA Is the new assistant house mother .Joseph wanjala is the new assistant to joe in the farming projects

PROJECTS

For the crc projects the

animal husbandry is going on well  We got one cow from silvia a volunteer in crc as such boosting the milk production we do not buy milk anymore in this dry season the goats are doing well  .

The farm land has been prepared ready for vegetable planting we have enough manure  the main challenge is our source of water which is an reliable we are looking forward to having our own borehole  for reliable water supply .

Umoja project is getting on well we have new workers there Catherine and Maryanne .grace has so far been promoted to the teachers position since we have an extra class room ,  we are doing this to support the local community .also we have built two houses in matharao slums  we thank frank and silvia for this and the entire crc board for making this a success.

Fish project we have started a fish project sponsored by one volunteer  frank it is in its initial stages we are very optimistic the project will be a success .

Green houses we are starting a pilot project in the farming sector to see how far we can make to reach higher yielding levels .

School project. We are building the crc academy for our small children and the needy community around as such we are in the initial stages as such we welcome all kind of support from all areas .

Sponsor a child project and the volunteer projects will be co-ordinated now in Kenya the crc head office as agreed by the  board of crc namely.

BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph njega Edward – Chairman

Nelson ndungu kamicha – Secretary

Antony kinyanjui muthoni – Treasurer

Mary wangechi gathuka – Member

Robert masinde -Member

John kamau – Legal advicer

James mwangi maina – Member

That is it for now we will keep you updated as we make the lives of our nice children better and once more receive our worm greetings kwaheri and may our almighty God bless  CRCI  Asante sana.


Yours Nelson

For CRC family

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Cathy Jones

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

I spent a month in CRC during January and February 2006 and it was an experience rich with emotions.

The night I arrived Nelson and (I can’t remember the taxi driver’s name) met me at Nairobi airport with a big ‘KARIBU’ (welcome) sign and we drove through the Kenyan night to Thika. All the volunteers got up to meet me, although they must have been tired because of the early start that everyone has. All the children were in bed.

The next morning, the first thing I heard was the sound of the children getting ready for school, washing, dressing, bed-making and getting together books and bags, mostly on their own. We had a quick breakfast and set off to school. Various shoe laces had to be tied, a few books identified and some trousers belts fastened but apart form that everything went off smoothly.

The children safely at school, the day in Thika CRC began again. There were a number of things to do. You could take a look at the vegetable patch, give a hand with the cleaning, decorate the living room or go to the construction sight to help out. One could also visit an internet cafe and catch up with home or do a bit of shopping.

There were also visits to other organisations like the Thika’s excellent school for the blind or the Red Cross and every week we would take a walk round the slums with Nelson taking food for some of the people. These visits showed me a part of Kenya that as a visitor I wouldn’t otherwise have had the chance to see. The slums for me are places full of people fighting for life and creating spaces like schools with free meals and AIDS help centres, full of hope and determination in spite of great difficulties. The children of the slums are like children everywhere, bubbling with life and curiosity and mischief.

The most important part of all this were the children and the co-volunteers at CRC, who radiated affection in quantities difficult to take on board for a jaded European. I had almost forgotten how much joy children have inside and that joy is very infectious.

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Evelien Zielschot

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Habari!

crckenyaMy name is Evelien Zielschot, I am 22 years old and I am from Holland. After finishing my studies I went to the Child Rescueing Centre Kenya in October and November 2007. I had two wonderful months!

On Friday the 27th of September I flew to Nairobi. Nelson, the manager of CRC was there to pick me up. This was nice, because otherwise I wouldn’t have had a clue about how things work in Kenya! Already during my trip to Thika I was really amazed about the crowdedness on the road and about the reckless driving of the Kenyans! The first month I kept on surprising myself about how things are in Kenya! But since my second month I was more known with all the habits and customs and since then I really had the feeling that I was at home in Thika.

My daily duties were in the morning helping with preparing breakfast for the children, helping them with showering and dressing and bringing them to school. While the oldest children were at school, the youngest children were still at home, so then you had time to play with them. At 3 o’clock we went to pick up the kids from school and then we helped them with their daily routine: showering, putting on the pyjamas, washing the school uniforms and cleaning the school shoes. Of course the children also had to do homework so we helped them with that or we played and made fun with them! After dinner we did put the kids into bed and we read them a story. It was great to just live with this daily routine, because already in these daily things you could see a lot of the Kenyan way of living.

The contact I had with the children was really great and ever since I am back, I think about them a lot! The children have been through a lot of pain, but still they are all very energetic, happy and easygoing! It is really incredible how disciplined the children are. The older children do help the younger ones, everybody is listening very well and all the kids become happy with very small things! In two months you can get a really good relationship with most of the kids. And you can get really attached to them. It felt great to make the kids smile and to have fun with them.

Volunteering in CRC meant that we were very free in the things we did on a day. Very often I went out to go to town, to just do some shopping, to go to the internet café, etc. Also we went several times to slums to share food packages and we took the children out to have fun in a playground!

Next to all the serious, but very special things, I went several times to Nairobi to see the city and also I went two times on safari and I climbed Mount Kenya! All were very special trips! Kenya is beautiful!

Altogether I can say that I had two perfect months in Kenya. I loved my life there and the only thing I can do right now is to say to you that it is a great experience to stay in CRC and to try to make a difference!

Kwaheri!

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Karina Olive’s

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Hi.  My name is Karina, I am 29 years old and come from Newcastle, Australia.  I currently live in Edinburgh, Scotland and have done so for the past 5 years.

Volunteering at CRC Kenya is the most challenging and rewarding experience of my life.

I had been looking to volunteer for about five years, but always put it off as other things came up. In January 2006 I decided it was time to take action and began the search for a volunteering organisation. Finally, in December that year I found CRC Kenya. Reading the experiences of previous volunteers, I made an instant connection with their stories and made contact with Aafje. I thought it  might be difficult to get more information and to organise my stay, with me being in the UK, Aafje in Holland, and the centre in Kenya, but I was happy to be proven wrong. Aafje was very helpful and in no time at all, everything was organised and I just had to book my flights!

I arrived at CRC on a Sunday afternoon in December 2007. Nelson came to Nairobi to meet me and take me back to Thika with George, the taxi driver. I was quite nervous and had little idea about what to expect, but the guys made me feel welcome and excited about what was to come. When we arrived, the children were playing happily and welcomed me immediately with a game of cards.

Life is busy at CRC. As a volunteer, the day starts at 05:30, by which time the children are already up. Showers, breakfast and some chores for the children start the day, then it’s off to school for the older ones. The younger children spend the morning playing with the volunteers. In the afternoon the volunteers pick the children up from school, after which there are more chores, dinner, then bed. The days are so busy that in the evenings, I spent most of my time reading or just relaxing. On the weekends when all of the children are home, they tend to occupy themselves, so the opportunity can arise for volunteers to go into town.

I enjoyed my time at CRC so much, and my only regret is that I couldn’t stay longer. Even in the short time I was there I noticed the development in the children which is very satisfying. One little boy who was rescued from a slum could not even stand when he arrived at CRC, but after physiotherapy and a lot of effort from all of the volunteers, he was beginning to walk (with support) when I left. I visited other children’s’ homes, attended church with the children, and visited the slums where we delivered food parcels to families who were in desperate need. I also visited some of the projects that have been set up by previous volunteers to CRC.

You really get involved in the lives and culture of the children while you volunteer at CRC. I feel privileged to have had this opportunity and along the way I have made friendships that I am sure will last a very long time. I will always remember my time in Kenya, and hope very much that I will be able to return before too long.

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