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This was an exciting episode for me, where I got to speak on the The Butterfly Effect podcast with an incredibly special guest, coming all the way from Kenya, James Musyoka. James is the co-founder and executive director for Kenya Connect, an NGO that helps kids in Kenya, the U.S. and across the world to become ambassadors for peace and global connection through the power of writing a letter. The organization is currently devoted to lifting children in rural Kenya out of extreme poverty, using the power of education. I got to know James through a planting we did together with 1treellion, while supporting their planting project that you will soon hear about.
The organization is based in the eastern part of Kenya, in a place called Wamunyu. They are working with 62 public schools in the area of Machakus county. Mainly in the field of education, trying to allow students in rural Kenya to succeed, provide them with the important skills of the 21st century.
On the podcast we spoke about some of the projects they do. One is their library program about 10 years ago with a collection of about 200 books. Today they have almost 10,000 books available in both English and Swahili. Kids can borrow those books to read at home.
