Hand to Hand Community Kenya

31/08/2026

First leaf of a newly-planted banana tree. We anticipate that we will be getting great fruit by end of 2027. This will produce the largest kind of banana at our farm.

29/08/2026

Brick-making operation.
This guy produces 400 bricks/day. After drying the bricks are baked for about 16 hours.

27/08/2026

Unbelievably tasty.
Freshly harvested corn grilled on open fire. No salt, no condiments.

19/08/2026

After a major metal cross-bar break (fortunately no one was hurt) we welcomed our swing set back. It is now re-installed and we can hardly wait to see the faces of our kids when school reopens next week.

16/08/2026

Our school girls will be jumping for joy when they return from vacation to find these 2 new toilets added to the original design.

15/08/2026

John showing that the laws of gravity can be overcome

07/08/2026

06/08/2026

Rose clowning around at lunchtime. The meal was delicious and the chapatis were excellent.

06/08/2026

It's really starting.
1st delivery of materials this morning.

02/08/2026

A great advantage of living at the equator is the fact that one can grow crops at any time of year. These seedlings are grown from tomatoes bought at the local market.
If you have rotten/damaged tomatoes - don't throw them away. The seeds can still be perfect for germination.