We are enjoying time in Nanyuki with Liz Silikan who leads the in-country, on-the-ground support efforts for the charity I started to help Maasai girls attend school.

Our first time in Nanyuki was in 1984. We returned in 2010 where we did a walking safari and met many Maasai.

I liked Nanyuki so much I returned on my own in 2013 where I offered to sponsor a Maasai girl to attend secondary school. A few years later, I formed the charity Maasai Education & Empowerment Today (MEET).

To learn more go to meet5.org

MEET Board Member Aurora Lau is accompanying me on this visit & has been an invaluable asset providing insights & support.

We visited one school in Nanyuki where some girls attend.

There are many administrative, operational, & legal challenges to working in Kenya.

In addition to spending hours with a lawyer to establish MEET as a legal entity within Kenya to be able to fund raise locally, we spent some time at Western Union resolving a snafu that prevented funds being transferred from a bank in America to deposit in our local bank to pay for the girls’ tuition and room & board.

After successfully obtaining our much needed funds, we celebrated by having a “Stoney” which is short for “Stoney Tangawizi“ which is a strong ginger ale soft drink.