1st Day of School

Earlier this week I got to be apart of 4 girls' first day of school. Lucy, Esther, Celina and Jennifer have been apart of the consistent crew at Oasis of Hope. They are all sisters/cousins, about 10 years old. Four people on our team decided to sponser them in a formal education at Milimani Primary. We helped them get ready, had some breakfast, took lots of pictures, and then sent them off to school like proud parents. It was a really special morning, seeing them all proud and confident in their new uniforms, shiny new shoes, backpacks with 20 something pencils and 5 notebooks. 

To send each girl to school costs around $50 at the start, for books, a desk, uniform and exam fees. Every year after that is about $20. Twenty bucks!

On a grosser note, check out this video of Amy--the mom of the family that moved out here--removing jiggers at a medical clinic run through Sister Freda's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MEQcTjwaU&feature=youtube_gdata_player