Photo Albums

Umoja Project Coordinator Joseph Obaya led Wabash students on visits to the Legio Maria, the Project's Guardian Program, and to this rural school, where DeVan Taylor had the honor of helping to serve lunch. This from the Umoja Project's Web site:
"School teachers and guardians identified hunger as the primary problem affecting irregular school attendance and poor academic performance. Many children who come to school in the morning go home for the daily lunch break but return to school in the afternoon without having had anything to eat.
"In response, the Umoja Project initiated a school-based lunch program which ensures that children have at least one nutritious meal each day. Currently 15 primary schools provide a daily lunch of maize, beans, and vegetables to over 2700 students, which is prepared and served by the children’s guardians."

 
 

Jose Herrera meets kids at the school.

Where in the world is Jose Herrera?

An example of the innovative gardening technique used at the school.

 Preparing lunch in the school kitchen.

Steve Stankovich listens as Joseph Obaya explains some of the Umoja Project's programs and the ways they promote both community and sustainability. 

 Herrera serves lunch to the students.

Steve Woodruff serves lunch to the students. 

After visiting the Umoja Project sites, the group grabbed an early dinner by Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, which also proves to be a good place to wash a car.

Fresh-caught tilapia just off the grill! 

A close-up from one of the dozens of candle- or lamp-lit market stalls or table along the Kisimu road.

Jake German, Steve Kizito, and Steve Woodruff pose at the equator.