with a little piece of my heart,
Julia
I LOVE my Hunter boots :)
JingJing and me working hard to clean the sewage system!
YOUTH :)
the team (minus me because I am taking the picture hahah)
Sunday, July 10, 2011
clean up clean up everybody everywhere!
Today, with 15 mzungu's (white people) and the Maji Mazuri Youth, we did a garbage clean up in the Mathare Valley slum. So much hard work and all our efforts combined, trying to make their community better. The youth are the future of Kenya, and with a group of people like the ones in Maji Mazuri, Kenya's looking like it will take over the world! Looking forward to the coming week when the wheelchairs will be delivered, but realizing I only have three and a half weeks left :( I know won't be able to stay away for long though, as Kenya has captured my heart. Have a beautiful day!
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Does this mean that when you come home you are going to keep your room clean. Just kidding, another job well done! The youth WILL make the difference.
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To no avail, I have been trying to think of something meaningful to post about young, vibrant people that volunteer, (on a Sunday -- no less), to wade, knee deep, through a seemingly endless river of putrid human waste, murky filth and slimy mud in an attempt to clean it up. I decided, instead, to share the words of someone else that truly understands the full meaning of its eventual impact on the community.
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-Wangari Maathai
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If the name is not familiar to you, Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. This was her reaction after being notified:
“At first, I was overwhelmed. The Peace Prize is an honor like no other. I was surprised because I had no idea that anyone was listening. I quickly realized that although I had been given this great honor, the honor was not just for me. It was also for the thousands of women who planted 30 million trees throughout Kenya as part of the Green Belt Movement. It was also for those who worked to bring back democracy to Kenya through peaceful means, which we did in 2002."
"I believe the Nobel committee was sending a message that protecting and restoring the environment contributes to peace; it is peace work. That was gratifying. I always felt that our work was not simply about planting trees. It was about inspiring people to take charge of their environment, the system that governed them, their lives and their future. With the Prize I realized that the world was listening."
Julia -- More than ever,the world IS listening to you and the Maji Mazuri team. Be it "free speak," knee-deep," or "tree sweep," it all eventually translates to one thing: bringing about PEACE.
The message is loud and clear, and has been of huge importance in bringing public awareness to even more people than ever before. We are all awed and inspired by the many positive environmental and educational impacts that the Maji Mazuri team continues to achieve with every passing day.
Because of the courageous and concentrated efforts of everyone involved, (including the youth group in Mathare Valley), and the benevolent, kind-hearted people that offer to lend financial support to this honorable and worthy cause, peace and harmony WILL be achieved.
Wow, Julia...I bet it stunk!!!! Finally got my posts working again!!! I loved your hunter boots too. love & miss you!!!
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