Thursday, July 30, 2009

Bondo Western Kenya


Fred Mango. My friend and part of the Raicatcher Team

Our adventure begins in Western Kenya. We are staying in Kisumu and the schools we visited are down broken, rich, red dirt roads hardly passable by car. An area where if you own a Donkey you're considered wealthy. There are 12 Schools in Bondo that are fortunate to have the Raincatcher systems. Children without them have to walk as far as 5KM to get contaminated, dirty water in buckets. We are greeted at every school, some have nearly 600 students. The students rush to the car singing, chanting, and dancing. They are warm and friendly, and so darn cute! 5 of the schools out here were donated to Raincatcher by actor Dennis Haysbert (The Unit, former President Palmer on 24, baseball fans know him as Pedro Serano) Dennis donated the raincatchers for his cast and crew on the Unit. Behind us is an example of the water tanks that store and filter the rainwater. So much more to see and do. I'll keep you all posted when internet service allows....(raincatcher.org)

Thursday, July 16, 2009

KENYA

From the end of July through the start of August, I will begin an adventure throughout Kenya.  With a backpack and a video camera I will explore and create stories featuring a wonderful group known as raincatcher.org.  Raincatcher turns the worlds water crisis upside down by simply capturing what mother nature provides.  By harvesting rainwater children and people in villages are provided safe, clean, pure drinking water.  I invite you along my journey.  Follow me on this blog as I share with you an amazing part of the world!