A Roof for James!

In an earlier blog I introduced you to James, an IDP who has been sleeping under tarps to shelter from the rain because his home at camp has no roof. Over time it simply deteriorated and wore away due to the wind and rain. Well, I heard from Irene this morning and the good news is it has been fixed! I am so relieved, it has been playing on my mind since I left Kenya. Hopefully one day the Rebuilding Lives project will be able to build James a stone house but for now at least he is a little more protected from the weather.

I also heard that the health inspector finally visited camp but I have not heard what the feedback was. The first plot, the one I sponsored with Paul F, Paul R, and Hamish, is still awaiting the green light to start building because it is situated right next to a block of pit latrines. Fingers crossed.

For those of you wonderful donors who are part of the group sponsorship (Mish, Dinny, Julie, Nic, Eliza and Prue) building a home for Isaac and Lydia at Plot 7 here is an image from the first stage of the build - digging the trench and laying the foundation! Whoop whoop!