70,000 orphans in Mombasa
60% unemployment in the city of Mombasa
80% unemployment in the rural areas of Mombasa
EVERYONE here is very proud of Obama - we even saw Barak Obama Road yesterday. Even the Maisi worriers asked us how he is doing.
You look all around this city everywhere we go, and it is overwhelming to figure out how to help. You watch women walking along carrying 10 gallon containers of water on their heads, for long distances. Or women walking with firewood on their head or back so they can make dinner. Most live without electricity, and right now; because they have not had enough rain which they use as power, they are cutting off the power in sections of the city for a day at a time to conserve energy.
Just some random facts we thought we’d share. J J J
P.S. The first picture of the little boy on the trike is a pic of Mwangi, the story we told in yesterday’s post. . .