Tutaonana!
It’s hard to believe but June has come and gone, which means Kedge has completed its pilot program! In our final class, Alexa and I taught the participants some of the basics of sales and marketing for their businesses. Split into teams, each group was charged with trying to sell the other a mystery product (that turned out to be rocks and wood!). Armed with what they learned in class, our students had to rely on their sales abilities and marketing to convince the other team
Kedge Continues
Amid a difficult week for Kenya, we've been continuing to work and spend time in the community between Kedge classes. Joe's been taking impromptu lessons from local friends in kiMaasai, the Maasai language, and I've been visiting Maasai homes to learn more about what the needs and challenges of the community are. In our first Kedge class, we talked about the market economy and local ecology; our paritcipants had fun with our first activity in which they each got "mystery bags
First Kedge Class is a Success!
After a big storm came through and dropped some much-needed rain (but also knocked out some of our network) your favorite Kedge field team found itself incommunicado until things could get up and running again. Fortunately, all's back to normal, and not a moment too soon: yesterday marked the official start of Kedge classes, and we are pleased to say that it went excellently! After our ten students piled into the Chief of Kawai's office (which he so graciously allowed us to u
Home Sweet Home
Arriving in the Maasai Mara So Joe and I have arrived safely in the Mara, and we’re getting settled now into our field camp near the Oloololo Gate. We’re preparing to start the Kedge classes, and have settled on Tuesday as the best day to launch — one week from today. This way, our first class day will coincide with Market Day in Kawai (each medium-to-large town has one market day a week), so our students will be able to spend the morning with us, and then use the afternoon t
Traveling to Kenya
And they're off! As you know, we're launching Kedge with our first mini-training, starting in the western Maasai Mara Region of Kenya with the Maasai people on June 1st. We're very excited to get on the ground and start working, and we're delighted to have the support of the Anne K. Taylor Fund, Optics for the Tropics, and Duke University to get us started. Joe and Alexa are already on their way to Kenya, while Courtney & I will hold down the fort here in the States. Our intr
