In the early morning hours on Sept. 27th, eleven yr. old Parker Huffman became the fourth (documented) youngest person in the world to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. Unlike his aunt Janette and mother Lauren who succumbed to altitude sickness, Parker had no problems with either the altitude or the cold. With the help of his two local guides from Tanzania, Parker summited solo and stayed at the top and took in the view for about 20 minutes before heading back down the mountain. In all, Parker raised over $10,000 and continues to raise both money for Nomad and awareness on HIV/AIDS in Africa. Thank you to Parker and your family for taking part in our 2008 "Climb for a Cause".

Jenn and Janette just got back from a two month trip to Kenya. It was an extremely challenging trip for the two but in that time they were able to open a Nomad Charities NGO bank account in Kenya, update paperwork at the NGO board, meet with USAID and other sources of funding for Nomad's projects as well as work on the completion of Gail's House, which is set to open in February of 2009. The opening of the orphanage was delayed by four months due to Nomad's international Rotary grant being held up due to ling distance paperwork.

Nomad's most exciting news is the arrival of our new full time Project Coordinator in Kenya, Christine Birnbaum from Bend, OR. Rather than commit to the Peace Corp. for two years she decided to work with Nomad and commit to an eighteen month assignment in Kibwezi, Kenya.
Nomad is beyond excited to have her on board and already in the few weeks she's been there she's proved invaluable.

Nomad has some exciting new projects in the works for 2009 so be sure to keep checking our website for various program updates. Asanti Sana!