A Million 'Asante's

The Children’s Educational Activity Center Peace Corps Partnership Program project has been fully funded!!! THANK YOU / ASANTE to everyone who contributed to the financial and moral support of the project to date! We will hopefully begin construction on the play structures by the end of this month or beginning of next month.

Of course, there is still much to be done at the center – clearing the land, building a fence and wall, constructing offices and a conference hall, designing a locally-compatible swimming pool, etc. – but all that will come with time. This is the start to a wonderful project that will benefit the children of the local community and we’re excited to kick it off so soon. Another volunteer in my community and I plan to paint a world map - as big as the biggest wall we can build will allow - at the center as well. Furthermore, I have visited the Kenya National Museum in Nairobi twice now and am contacting the National Heritage Department to arrange procurement of information and visual displays for a mini-museum we would like to house at the center.

I will chart the progress with updates and pictures on my blog and email updates to family and friends. Again – a million ‘asante’s (‘thank you’s) to everyone who is making this all possible!!!