Another part of what we'll be doing is working to set up the library that was built last winter. We want to set up a reading corner with comfortable seating for the children and a nice chair or two for adult readers. It is also our hope to start some parent volunteer reading programs with the school. We want to paint some nice murals on the walls and get brightly coloured pillows for the kids to sit on while they're listening to someone read. The library also needs shelving and tables so that will be part of what we hope to do if we have enough funding to accomplish that too.
Finally, we would like to help with some innovative agriculture programs there. Schools often grow gardens and we'd like to help set one up at Kinyambu and will be looking at the possibility of a tank to catch water from the rains which only come a couple of times a year. This could be dedicated to irrigating the garden plots and maybe also some trees that they are trying to grow as well. Deforestation is a big problem in the whole area where the village of Kinyambu is located.
If we accomplish these things or at least give them all a good start we'll come home very satisfied.
