This is just a beginning people as we all can see how making our environment better requires something more than just words and committees,we were very moved by one Slum dweller mother, who was so thankful and one could tel by here words,"tunafurahi sana kwa kukumbuka mtaa wetu wa Kamkunji mungu awabariki sana" translated "we are so delighted as dwellers in Kamkunji for remembering us by doing cleaning,God bless you"
The youths from the area put together their energies and made the nylon paper landscape clean and ready for tree planting.Its amazing to see people really happy to get involved in this.We are convinced that its possible to make a change.
Sorry if the picture isn't nice to gaze at!! our intention was to make sure the settled stench and the stagnant water harboring Malaria in the trenches got disturbed for the better, since we made sure there was a free flow of water in the trenches.
Much more needs to be done, are you willing to be part of the team?Then came tree planting, we did all we could to populate the Sum with tree seedlings, with good care and nurturing them it appears this will be an awesome garden.
Wangari Maathai ”Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survves. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rouuted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.”
”Throughout Africa, women are the primary caretakers, holding significant responsibility for tilling the land and feeding their families. As a result, they are often the first to become aware of environmental damage as resources become scarce and incapable of sustaining their families.”
From Wangari Maathai's Nobel Lecture, delivered in Oslo.
To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.”From Wangari Maathai's Nobel Lecture, delivered in Oslo.
