The donors are coming! The donors are coming!

Week 1and Week 2of the attachment have really flown by. Week 1 was interrupted by the Kenya version of the Primary Elections. The road I have to use to get to town was impassable due to disgruntled voters setting fire to things in the middle of the street in protest over their candidate missing out in the Elections. Life was, thankfully, back to normal by Monday.

I happened to be interning at just the right time because there were donors coming to check up on projects they have funded. As such, I got the chance to go to the field and see some of the work being done. The project I visited combines Health (mainly family planning),Water and Sanitation (Water tanks in homes and eco-friendly toilets with a hand-washing station), and Conservation (tree-planting and other income-generating activities).

 Members of the Women's Groups lead the convoy to the sites.
(It would not be a function in Africa without singing and dancing)

An Ecosan Latrine

These things are pretty cool. Liquid waste is separated from solids. Solids are combined with ash to kill bacteria and composted for about six months before being used as fertilizer. Liquid waste is also recycled apparently as a natural insecticide on crops. These are great for places with poor soil conditions because they are above ground.

One of the vegetable patches and tree seedling nurseries.
The tree seedlings are sold.

A person from the local community explains what they have achieved with the donor funds.