We decided to appoint a new advisory committee for Moving Mountains in Kenya which includes Sara Kinyuthia from Muthurwa Primary School (education), Francis Kioni (projects), Caroline Ngatha (medical), Maurice and Charles (Western Kenya region), Christine Mumo (Mombasa region), Gilbert Njeru (Eastern region), Kelly Kioko (Executive committee) and Rosie Gathirimu (Director). You can read the first advisory committee minutes here...

Lately our football teams called the Black Cats have extended successfully into Embu where the ex-street kids have won the town cup.

Again on football, the Black Cats have extended into Western Kenya where we have started the 'Western Blackers'.

Meanwhile, Charles Otieno in western had a matatu accident but is now okay. In fact his wife had a baby recently which they both decided to call Gavin.

Mama Rose in the orphanage in Western now has a new kitchen to work from thanks to the Africamp group in the summer. All very happy! The kids love it and we are increasing the number of children to 25. Little Sharon is now fully mobile and making use of her working legs!



At last the World Food Programme is considering giving Muthurwa School status for receiving food, three years after we built the kitchens and two years after we started our own feeding programme! Currently we feed 650 kids daily for breakfast and tea, but with the help of WFP we can extend it to lunches.

The Moving Mountains Community Action Team is doing very well these days. All the boys are on increased wages now, and learning on the job. In fact they were altogether too popular with some of our groups this summer so there have been some suspensions! As usual we need to set a proper example otherwise things will get out of hand.

Currently we have a couple of teachers in the orphanage and later next month we have Mary McGing from Galway going out with her friend Alice to spend a few weeks in Western. Mary has been fantastic at raising money for MM and is busy collecting many items to take out with her! Thanks Mary!

Mary McGing, super supporter based in Galway has been out to Kenya and helping out at the orphanage for a few weeks. Thanks to all the people who helped her raise some money for MM.

Rachel and Joe Hart will be going out to do some building work in a primary school called Ayani which is in Kibera. They will also be buying some medical items for the Ushirika Clinic, also in Kibera, and then visiting our other projects in Embu and Siaya.

We are now offering volunteering holidays to medical professionals to help us with our work in Kenya, please see the downloadable PDF document for more details.

Moving Mountains has decided to offer two trips next year as fundraising challenges. They are open to anyone.

We have decided to provide a trip that combines a challenge like a trek or a climb with an opportunity to see our work in-country. Many of our most stalwart supporters are those who have physically seen our projects and understand the way we operate, which is so different from other charities.

Kenya - MtKenya and the Projects
12th - 27th September 2008 Climbing the highest peak in Kenya and the second highest in Africa. We go to Point Lenana, at 16,340' the lowest of the three summits but the easiest; it is a trek with no technical aspects to it at all. See dawn from the top and enjoy the wonderful wildlife and amazing equatorial forests on the mountain, the ominous Vertical Bog and even the strange rock hyrax. Fully facilitated and guided by Africampers, which is our operational company in Kenya and employs mostly ex-beneficiaries of the charity, you will have your bags carried by porters and your food cooked by our team of mountain staff.

Following the mountain you get to visit the projects we do in Kenya, travelling far to Western Kenya to see the orphanages, the schools and clinics, and then to Nairobi to see the family support we offer, the slum hospital we run and Muthurwa School where it all began with Gavin and the start of the charity.
Accommodation is in tents and hostels, food is bought locally in restaurants, and transport is in our modified safari trucks.

The cost of the trip is £600.00 for the whole two weeks excluding flights, insurance and personal spending money.

The target for fundraising is £1500.00 per person.

Nepal - Trek the Himalayan lowlands and visit our model green village
23rd May - 7th June 2008. Trek from Jiri, outside Kathmandu through the lesser visited lowland Himalaya
to reach the beautiful villages of Bumburi, Khari Khola and Bupsa. Here you can rest awhile and see the impact of our hydro-electric power station, the school, monastery and businesses which have all benefitted from electricity. Bumburi now produces its own dried tea with the resources we have supplied and exports to the markets. Afterwards, continue to Lukla and fly back to Kathmandu. An easy trek with no altitude issues through beautiful countryside and Nepalese culture.
The cost of the trip is £700.00 for the whole two weeks excluding flights, insurance and personal spending money.
The target for fundraising is £1500.00 per person.

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