Inspired by the work of the previous travelers to Yimbo, another group of 15 volunteers completed a very successful trip to Muguna Village in July 2018. The volunteers stayed a total of six nights in the village and worked alongside the people of Muguna in the focus areas of education, micro-enterprise, public health and clean water.
The six days marked the most days a group has ever stayed in the village and the volunteers took every advantage of every waking day to do meaningful work that changes lives in Muguna.
1. Held a book fair for the students. Distributed blankets, 400 books, 370 bag packs and 300 toothbrushes/toothpastes
2. Distributed over 200 Feminine Hygiene Kits for standard 7 and 8 girls
3. Officially dedicated the opening the girls toilets at Muguna Primary
4. Installed projection screen, LCD projector in the school library and classrooms
5. Distributed 13 laptops to each teacher at Muguna Primary
6. Trained all teachers on technology use and free educational software content across curriculum
7. Cabled the entire school for alarm and installed an alarm system
8. Distributed new school uniforms to 150 students in standard 1, 2 and 3
9. Coordinated a medical camp with health screening and dental extractions for 160 patients
10. Funded the $3,500 second round of women microenterprise activities
11. Conducted a 4-day teacher professional learning seminar on Conceptual Math I & II, Academic Discourse (Model Lesson) Composition, Risk Taking in the classroom and Problem-Solving using the IBB process
Other highlights:
Safaris in Masai Mara Game Reserve, Sweet Waters Game Reserve, and Samburu Game Reserve
Boat rides at Lake Naivasha and Lake Victoria to watch hippos
A 7km bike safari in Hells Gate National Park and 5km hike
Visit to giraffe and elephant sanctuaries in Nairobi
4-day visit to Egypt – Aswan to Luxor Nile Cruise and Cairo
