Gatoto computers have arrived

Two posts in one day - clearly I am trying to make best use of the good connection that I have here!

Just got news that the 25 computers for Gatoto primary school are in place. The camara volunteers arrive tomorrow morning at 6.00am (Sunday) and so training on the computers begins on Monday on schedule! The school is in Makuru slum which holds about 180,000 people most living on less than 1$ a day. Gatoto primary school is an extraordinary place run by fantastic local people. I really hope the computer lab can be a tremendous learning resource for all involved (including us!).

I am sure there will be issues - there always is - the key thing would seem to be to not shy away from the challenges!

The picture shows the raod into Gatoto school...

Arrived in Nairobi

Well I have arrived. By the far the most challenging part of the journey was to get through the enormous traffic in Dublin airport at 5.30am in the morning to get the flight to London. Gone are the days when you could arrive 30 minutes before a flight and be sure you would get it. I honestly could not believe how busy the airport was....

I am staying with the Mill Hill missionaries whilst in Nairobi. I was chatting with two of the priests this morning and was put to shame. Both men have spent over 40 years each in Kenya and had amazing stories of both success and disaster. That they had devoted their lives to serving people in need really struck me. I could not help but feel regret that people like this are not celebrated any more....

One man is heading to his home in Clare this evening. Most of his family have passed away. He will be hardly welcomed at all. Only last week, after discovering that a thief had broken into his house in Western Kenya, he saved the young man (trying to feed a drug habit) by fending off a lynching mob. He pleaded with the mob, armed with machettes, to spare the life of the thief....

Isn't this sad that people like this are not celebrated?

Anyway before I forget my phone number in Kenya is:

+254 721 239 658

Not that I am expecting you to ring but just in case you fancy texting me!

All good so far...

Gary