Jambo!
I left Madrid on Wednesday, and headed for Nairobi. I had a layover in London. This is where I heard that there had been a fire in Nairobi airport. After a long wait, they told us our options: go back to Spain, wait in London or find an alternative route. I chose the last one, and 7 hours later I was flying to Uganda with a layover in Johannesburg.
The idea was to take advantage of my trip’s bad luck and meet Alvaro in Uganda for the weekend. We visited some damaged areas in Kampala and we adventured into the slum of Kamocha, where we got information on prices of schools and orphanages.
We came across a very interesting project – TLC- Treasure Live Center. This center gives informative talks on HIV, hygiene…etc. These type of programs have a lot of problems attracting people. TLC didn’t. What this organization did was attract young people with sport, music and other activities.
We met Lawrence, the present director of this program. To our surprise, the center received financing through social enterprises. A motorbike parking, a drinkable water distributer or an internet café were some of the businesses that gave life to this project, in the same way that this project gives them life. It gives them the opportunity to work and to take on projects, something not in the hands of many people from this area.
Without a doubt, it was an inspiration to us, as we aim for Más Por Ellos to be self-sufficient thanks to social enterprises.
Back in Nairobi after an incredible weekend, I met Eric and Bea waiting for us at our small apartment in Umoja. The next few weeks will be very interesting and intense; we have little time to close a lot of deals before going back to Madrid. The idea is to find a plot of land and investigate on construction costs and costs for the maintenance of a school and an orphanage. In addition to this, we have to find an apartment near Kibera where we can install ourselves. Regarding the microcredits, we will talk with some of the people from Kibera to try and focus our program in the best way.
Hard work awaits us, but I’m sure we will learn a lot from it. Qwa Herini brothers!
Meso
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory." Ghandi
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