Experience Kongowea by tuktuk: thrilling guest tour of our community
When our UK based volunteer Vicky asked if we could show the work of Kids League Kenya to visitors she was bringing to Kenya, we were thrilled. In November we took the opportunity to put together a tour for these wageni (Kiswahili for visitors).
Authorised by the Kongowea Chief’s Office, our administrator Julie arranged all the details to create a trip to remember.
Meeting at the shop
Our visitors arrived at our meeting point, 2nd Act, our second hand shop in Nyali. This is also the headquarters of all things Kids League Kenya. Introductions were made to the team that would be joining the tour as guides, as well as to Abdeali, our accountant. They also had a chance to browse the items available to buy in our shop.
Our tour guides
- Julie our administrator was in the lead tuktuk and in charge of the route and stops along the way.
- Lewa, who is a graduate of the Kids League Kenya programme and now in our office team was on hand for the second tuktuk and in charge of photography for the outing.
- In our third tuktuk was Yvonne, a former student from Kongowea Primary School and now studying Engineering at University, who was a kind volunteer for the day.
Bringing up the back of our tuktuk train was our trustee Vicki.
Tuktuk Tour
Our plan for the trip was to drive past a number of our partner schools. We would stop at Kengeleni School where are guests could meet the headmaster, teachers and also see a few prepared performances from students in class.
Everything went to plan, though we did slightly overrun our schedule. This meant our guests were able to meet a lot more of the children as we left Kengleni Primary school. There were 1470 students out to lunch and able to wish us well!
It was a fantastic trip for all involved. School reunions, a chance to make new friends.
The people of our community in Kongowea waved and smiled, as the tuktuks snaked their way through the streets of the District. The children were fantastic, the teachers engaging and our guests were completely captivated by the sights and sounds of this unique experience.
Our visitors kindly donated funds covering all costs for the excursion. Many have subsequently become supporters of the charity. We really enjoyed the tuktuk experience, and thank all of our partner schools and the Chief of Kongowea for making this event possible.
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