I presented a donation gift to each school that I work with this week. I will be funding the building of a fence on one side of the Bethel Academy yard space. It will keep the children and their rogue balls out of the neighbor's vegetable garden, as well as keep the children safe at school. I will be helping to start the fencing project on Monday with a few other volunteers. We will be pulling out bushes and digging holes for the posts. I will also be helping to fund a painting project at Janet Junior Academy, where I work in the morning. The project will paint the inside of the classrooms. My donation will help purchase necessary painting materials. This will be done during the holidays here in a couple of weeks, so I won't be able to participate. At least I know the money will be going to a good cause!
This is truly the best souvenir that I will be coming home with... Because of the generosity shown to me, I am able to pay it forward to the schools that have been so loving, generous, and supportive during my stay in Kenya. I will be able to leave a piece of my heart behind, and think of myself at each school for a long, long time.