Back to Upendo Orphanage. Nancy's home visit.

Instead of going to St. Dymphna’s today, I went with Emily back to Upendo Orphanage (my favourite little place, the same place I did a health check prior). We were greeted with my favourite “teacha! teacha!” hugs and cuddles. Deborah (aka: Snow White) the best cuddler of them all!

I sat in the classroom as Emily taught her students the days of the week in Swahili and in English. They sure loved Saturday!

Deborah aka:Snow White

Amber with Nelly

Teacha Emily

We went next door to visit the Maasai home that donated the land that Upendo Orphanage has moved to. Upendo was given the land, therefore they will never have to pay rent or be moved again. What an amazing gift! The Maasai woman is 96 years old, and was outside cutting branches.

Upendo Orphanage:)

We then applied the medicated lotion to all the kids who have scabies or ringworm (which I identified last visit). They are getting so much better! Many had scabies covering their bodies, and now it is greatly reduced.  After lunch I brought out my polaroid camera and took class pictures. They loved it!

Twins! Jovine and Jovita. 

 

She's the cutest

Beautiful Nancy.

In the afternoon we walked Nancy home so we could do a home visit and see where she lived. I bought 1kg of sugar as a thank you. She lived within walking distance from the orphanage, through a banana plantation. We arrived at her house, just as her cousin was getting home from school.  Nancy’s mom died during childbirth, so she is living in a one room home with her aunt, uncle, and 3 cousins.  We go inside this small room and see a double bed, a small table, and a net hung above the bed to hold clothing.  No kitchen, no bathroom, no electricity or water. It was straight from a World Vision commercial.  When we were leaving, her cousin asks “when will you come to visit again?” with a big smile.

1 room home for 6 people.

The far door is Nancy's home.

Upendo Orphanage is currently in the process of building a room which will house 10 kids, and Nancy will be one of those as her living conditions are so poor. Barack is an orphan at Upendo who was sponsored to go to a private school. We walked to the primary school and were greeted by a sea of green uniformed kids jumping all over us! Barack looked so incredibly happy. At this school kids are taught English well enough that they will pass the exam to get into a good secondary school.  Barack lives at Upendo, so he goes back there after school is complete. If Nancy gets sponsored, she would do that same. Life changing.