On Saturday, December 8th, the ISK Habitat for Humanity crew drove to Morningstar Academy in Kangemi (one of our Freedom Through Learning partner schools) for an Extreme School Makeover project. In one day we did many things: built a latrine and two retaining walls, painted the interiors of three classrooms, painted the exterior of one whole section of the school and the bottom half of the rest of the school (plus all doors and wooden shutters), built 10 desks (that will hold 3 - 4 kids each), plus completely levelled and graded the small yard/entrance. Phew! It was a big day and we all felt like we had accomplished a lot when we pulled back into the ISK parking lot. One of the best moments of the day was at the end, as we sat and enjoyed a soda, talking with three Morningstar students and local Kangemi slum residents: Veronica, Sharon and Yvonne (the last 2 will be starting grade 2 in January and Veronica will start grade 1). They were such lovely girls, and it was a pleasure to make their school a better place. What a blessing to be part of projects like this here in Nairobi.
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