Tiring but fulfilling day today! Started with breakfast and
a meeting with the team and the Nairobi Rotary Club members. We discussed past
Kenyan distributions and how they went before turning onto this years. We got
some tips and suggestions on how to keep things running smoothly- and hopefully
problem free! As well as the general plan for the days to come.
Our amazing driver, took us to the Village Market Mall where
we traded in money as well as eating some lunch. We then went to the first
manufacturer of the day, Priscilla! She was very grateful and happy to have
received the SCAW contract to expand her business, we were very happy to see
that. Priscilla hand makes all 4,000 backpacks for the bedkits in her very
small shop with only 4 sewing machines. We got a tour of the place as well as
meeting a few youngsters who were absolutely delighted to see and have their
photo taken.
As a change of size, we all piled into our van and drove to
the HUGE building of the mattress manufacturer. The owner and the general
manager took us on a long narrated tour! Seeing all the hundreds of mattresses
they make and the work that goes into them was amazing. We all clambered back
into the van and went to the clothing manufacturer where the pajama set and
sweaters were made for the distribution. The embroidery process for other jobs
they have was pretty cool.
Lastly we finished at the location where the bed kits are
stored until they are needed. But only after we sort of got lost and went
through a very poor part of Nairobi, where around 3 million people live. It touched us all and
still can’t be put into words how we felt, it was good to see it though.
Looking forward to a good 1st day of distribution
tomorrow. (February 23rd) Up bright and early at 5:30 with only 500
bedkits to give out and hopefully stopping to visit previous recipients! Sleep
well, or as we were taught to say in Swahili; Lanasalama!!!!
Team Kenya 2015
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