It’s done… thanks to all who dug deep and stretched out to make it happen. Because of your generosity, Manasprings now has a big, bold, and black 4WD – a 2004 Landrover Discovery 2 with rugged front and rear bull bars, side-steps, tyres that will take us off-road, and bright lights for Kenya’s unpredictable roads. […]

Thanks to friends who donated $1,600 to buy 15 bags of maize and five bags of bean for Mercy Children’s Home. Drought in the Migori area meant that the expected harvest of maize and beans for children living at Mercy Children’s Home was halved. There would not be enough food for kids.

Partnering with Ducere, Manasprings handed out over 8,000 books to children in Kenya, in both public and informal schools. The African Children’s Stories are remarkable books, written by African children for children across the world.

Today, Danny is a student at the University of Nairobi, studying accountancy and commerce. Danny is one of eight siblings, and the first within his family to attend university. 

After receiving funds from the Australian High Commission Direct Aid Program, Tenderfeet have been extremely busy in building new gas cookers for the school kitchen, erecting a water tower and connecting water to the school, plus getting new office furniture and computers.