by Rajiv Emerson | May 28, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
Today was our final day of community visitations and we went with Chief Moses to a distant school called Ololchura Primary. A Better World has not had any projects at Ololchura and it was fascinating to hear about the specific challenges this remote community faces on...
by Rajiv Emerson | May 28, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
Having slept through the night despite the calls of the monkeys and hyraxes, we were up early to meet up with David, our guide to the area and a liaison of the Maasai people to the National Reserve. Before going out to conduct our interviews, we briefly stopped in at...
by Rajiv Emerson | May 28, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
We spent the day travelling from the Fairmont to our next stop in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. There we will be staying at the Sarova Mara Game Camp which will serve as our hub while we visit Maasai communities in the area for further evaluations. On the way we...
by Rajiv Emerson | May 21, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
We left Kericho early this morning, driving south to the Maasai Mara. After a week of long days spent trekking through fields and up hills, we were able to relax…part of the way. Halfway to the Mara from Kericho, the paved road disappears, and the rest of the...
by Rajiv Emerson | May 21, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
After a week full of long hours, trekking through rough terrain, and visiting more than a hundred families in rural and remote communities, a change in pace was in order today. We agreed to travel with Mrs. Limo to deliver over 350 sweaters to the Ndanai Primary...
by Rajiv Emerson | May 21, 2019 | Edge Trip 2019
Today we travelled to Simboiyon Primary School, located near Keringet Primary where we visited yesterday. We were welcomed by the head teacher and after introductions were made, Samuelle, Sean, myself, and our translators went out to meet parents. In our evaluations,...
