Parker Huffman is getting ready to conquer Mt. Kilimanjaro in a few weeks. He will be the fourth youngest person in the world to try and summit the largest mountain in Africa.
The construction of Gail's House is running about three weeks behind schedule due to a shortage of water. Nomad will be sinking the pump for the borehole the end of August so there will be a constant water supply. Our American builder Patrick Huffman will be in Kenya the first part of September to install the solar panels for both the building and the borehole.

Nomad Charities is holding its 4th annual fundraiser on June 21st, raising funds to pay for our 2009 operations expenses for Gail's House in Kibwezi, Kenya. The event is being hosted by Lavabelles and catered by Bluefish. Tickets are $35 and you can purchase at the door. Hope to see you there!

"Just wanted you both to know that the bracelet sale has gone well...we have money for you to pick up. Parker's Sofa Cents is receiving numerous donations in the office... that is also going well.
Ane the excitement has caught on! We had a Kindergarten class of girls (about 8 of them) that decided to also create a fundraiser for Nomad Charities by selling little paper fans for five cents each around our school. VERY CUTE! They put the chance into Parker's Sofa Cents container. I think they made way more that 5 cents a fan:)" - Kathy Ludwig - Principal

Jenn and Janette returned from Kenya in early May after completing the drilling of one of the first private boreholes in the entire District of Kibwezi. The orphanage construction project continues to operate on time and on budget. Jenn & Janette have formed a great relationship with the new MP of our district, the Hon. Philip Kaloki. We have formed a partnership Prof. Kaloki with our first project being the construction of the only public library in the District of Kibwezi. The MP will use allotted government funds to build the facility, the land was donated by a local community member and Nomad is shipping 15,000 books to Mombasa for the library.
Jenn & Janette are heading back to Kibwezi on August 16th for a two month stay.

Jenn and Janette returned from Kenya mid May after a very successful trip! They were able to complete the drilling of the borehole at the orphanage site, distribute gifts from the Student Sponsorship Program, held funding meetings with USAID, AED, the Embassy of Japan, Aga Kahn and the Canadian International Development Agency. These meetings helped secure funds for our new medical program, the Kibwezi Children's Health Program, which will start in November of 2008. The two plan to head back to Kenya in late July to complete the orphanage and open its doors in mid August!