I’m going to Kenya in November, on a short term 10 day mission trip. What advice would you have for me and my group, to provide the most effective and efficient help to the most amount of people? What to do, what to bring, what to give?

Any thoughts you have, or another resource to which you could point me, would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Steve Kemper
stephen.kemper@gmail.com
303-587-0915

I also spoke about 10 pm Kenya time with Amos Obwanga in the Eldoret
area. The situation is still not very good. For several days they have
been surrounded by some 1,500 Kalenjin youths who want to drive out the
Kikuyus and claim the land. Today some of the Kikuyus were moving out
with police escorts and some are at the police station. They are able
to head towards the Kikuyu homeland in the east. However, the Lou
laborers remain and are not able to head to their homeland in the west
because of roadblocks mounted by the Kalenjin militia. Also the price
of travel is increasing. Amos had some breakfast but otherwise they
were trying to gather some food without great success. During the day,
Amos went into town, but all of the cash stations were closed and he
could not pick up the bit of cash that we have sent him. He also made an
effort, as I suggested, to talk with some of the Kikuyu people but they
were afraid to talk. Amos and others are vulnerable. Amos was relieved
to hear that we intend to send some phone credits, he said that would be
very helpful. My hope is that we support him so that he and others
could get food and travel as they decide.

We are making a list of ways to help http://www.worknets.org/wiki.cgi?HelpKenyans and Kenyans to call http://www.worknets.org/wiki.cgi?KenyansToCall