PROJECT (FRUIT) TREES
In the past
eight months I mostly have been staying in „Heritage of Faith and Hope“.
I managed to share my room with 14 people from various countries and different age-groups.
If I learned one thing then it is to "say good-bye".
Every time a new volunteer arrives I'm responsible for the introduction, comfort and communication between administration and new-comers. The directors started joking around describing me as "part of the furniture". >.<
The
children shared with me their life and love, accepted me as one of their
sisters.
My former
school grade (class of 2013) decided to make a generous donation to “Heritage
of Faith and Hope” and another home in Ngong called “Mama Tunza Children’s
Centre”.
This money,
which we had earned in our final years, should be assured to fulfill a social
purpose.
Therefore
most of the money was used for paying school fees. Especially “Mama Tunza
Children’s Home” had been facing challenges according to educational money: Recently seven highschool pupils were
suspended from school due to the lack of school fees.
The charity
money facilitated to solve the problem temporary so the pupils have the opportunity
to continue schooling!
To support
the children in gaining good education, us graduates set a symbolical and
practical example for the children,
“Heritage”,
which received the major part of the money, was able to realize a project with
a particular importance to me.
Since the orphans and vulnerable children barely get fruits in the home, it’s impossible to maintain a constant supply of vitamins and a balanced diet. Often the kids complain about stomach aches and get sick very quickly.
Finally “Heritage”
was now able to plant fruit trees all over the compound!
They
engaged an agronomist & an agriculturist, bought a lorry of red soil and
two pick-ups of dung.
Now there have been over 30 pawpaw trees planted.
Not only
that! The money was enough to start a small tree nursery named after myself: “Imani Tree Nursery”!
For neighbors are
now seed(ling)s available.
All in all over 5000 seedlings of all kinds of
bushes and trees!
Isn’t that awesome?
Isn’t that awesome?
Just the
way my heart did, this projects really bloomed
and flourished!
Especially the
fruit trees make me proud. It gave me the chance to make an impact, to leave a
footstep. Not just as Imani Reiser, but also representing my whole Highschool.
A big thank
you to the class of 2013,
Friedrich-List-Gymnasium Reutlingen, Germany!
So I made up a complete plan. For e-v-e-r-y s-i-n-g-l-e day!
Somehow I feel like I have a telent for organising and structuring... wherever it came from.
Here! Check out my MASTERPLAN!
And as you might (I don't think so though) have figured out I want be around Nairobi the following weeks.
Last-minute-travelling!
So I wish you all a good time - wherever you might be and whatever you'll be upto.
Take care, the way I have been doing in Nairobbery/Naibombery!
Let's hope I'll return healthy and safe. :)
