Photos have been removed from this issue because of a law in Kenya requiring strict documentation for photos and videos featuring school children.
Laura, Tamela, and I are back from Kenya and super motivated by our school visits. The welcome reception we received at the schools was amazing. Note - We went to Kenya at our own expense and no Libraries for Kids, Int'l money has been used for our journey. Our trip leader, Witress Emmanuel, had a favorite expression: "How about that?!" We all quickly adopted his catchy expression and had fun saying it every time we saw or experienced something amazing, which was pretty often, either on safari drives or during school and cultural visits. So, here is your chance to say it: We have now put books in 6,223 rural schools impacting the lives of approximately 1,555,750 children not to mention their teachers, families, and communities. So, "How about that?!" As exciting as that news is, there is another side. We very much want to ship more containers so we can get books in the rest of the remaining 14,000 rural schools. But, we don't have enough money to do that.
We need your help. One thing we learned for sure from our school visits: these children are hungry to learn. At Sowene Primary School the teacher told us that when the bell rings at the end of the school day, there is a mad rush of students heading for their library. Seating is limited so it is first come first served.
