Back to Kenya!

Young boy and woman embrace

After a three-year hiatus, we finally made it back to Kenya. And Kenya greeted us with open arms.

The Situation in Kenya

Kenyan students lining up to receive food during a time of no school

The children we support in Kenya are home from school, and food is becoming a problem. Here is what we can do to help.

Meeting the Challenge

matching the challenge

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, however, the photo below is worth $5,000! Not long after extending EC’s First Annual Matching Challenge, our fabulous donors came through – meeting the challenge that EC’s Board of Directors presented us with last month! This means that soon there will […]

A Handwritten Letter

a handwritten letter

When was the last time any of us received a handwritten letter?    Nowadays people almost never take the time to write a letter or note.  It’s so much easier to send a quick text or email. The Activity This past month William Aludo held a mentorship camp for students from his hometown of Rongo […]

Challenges

challenges of being in school without a uniform - children in class with uniforms

Challenges The loss of a loved one is one of the greatest challenges that people face.  No matter if we hail from Botswana or the Bronx, the angst of losing someone close to us can be overwhelming.  Kenyan women who lose their husbands find that these challenges are further compounded by the daily struggle of […]

Exciting Developments

exciting developments of a new board member - Josephine Kinuthia from Nakuru visits Rongo!

Exciting Developments Everyone’s Child has some exciting developments to report!  First, very early on Saturday morning, September 8th, I was honored to join (via Skype) a meeting of the first official EC Kenya Board of Directors.  Men and women from different tribes and different parts of Kenya participated in this historic meeting.  Their group is […]

Educate, Connect and Care: EC’s Mission

Bishop Edward Donovan Secondary School

EC’s Mission When EC was established in 2009, our goal was to educate where there were no schools, connect where there was isolation, and care where there was great need.   We took over an orphan feeding program that had been established through Kids in Kenya, an offshoot of CCO Ministries in Moretown, Vermont.   […]

Nakuru to Migori County, Kenya

The drive from Nakuru to Migori County in Kenya takes about five hours by matatu.  The rains had not yet come to Nakuru in April, evidenced by the billowing clouds of dust that appeared anytime a gust of wind blew across the hardened, cracked fields. Early Friday morning, two days after arriving in Kenya, my […]

TO DO Lists – Preparation the American Way

Lists notebook "Keep Calm and Make a List"

TO DO Lists: Packing lists – check. Travel itinerary – check. Meeting schedule – check. Menu for the boys (& dog & fish) – check. Dr. appointments – check. “Honey-do” lists – check. Preparation: The lists are multiplying.  They tend to appear whenever I go somewhere – whether to the grocery store or across the […]