First day delivery of the fish in Mikindani
Currently at both centers in Kikambala and Mikindani it has been implemented a nutritious feeding programme that includes vegetables, maize, beans, porridge, bread, biscuits and sometimes meat. However we still want to improve their diet and include fish and milk that has many vitamins and can help in the children’s’ educational performance and physical development.
At Kikambala centre there is a cow shed which has been built and funded by ex volunteers Ann and Angela. I decided that it would be a good idea to bring a dairy cow that will provide milk for the boys every day. I found a dairy cow that can produce 14 liters milk per day and it will be soon at the centre.
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Kilifi Plantations
It’s been a week now and I am still looking for a dairy cow that will provide milk for the boys at the centre. I have been asking local people and friends to direct me to farmers around Kikambala, Mtwapa and Vipingo area. Unfortunately most of the farmers this period don’t sell their cows. I went to the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and I thought that would be the best place but the officer told me that they weren’t selling either. He directed me to Kilifi Plantations which it is almost an hour from Kikambala.
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A special friend shared with me the most wonderful moments in her life, when she volunteered in Costa Rica and Africa helping children. She said it was one of the most rewarding experiences in her life!
Her personal volunteer statement and many others, helped me decide to embark on a life changing trip with one thought on my mind, how to make a difference in the lives of those children who are so much less fortunate than all of us!!
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