BLISS WOMEN and CHILDREN PROJECT

Today I received an interesting E-mail from Janet Ilott. She works for a charitable organization in Nakuru called The Bliss Women and Children Project. She has invited us to visit the project when we are in Nakuru.

Subject to the time available, on our return to Nakuru from Marich, I think that a visit will be most beneficial.

Here is a copy of Janet's E-mail...........

Hi Martyn,
This morning I came across your blog about your school's upcoming visit to Kenya, and, well, thought I would drop you an email. I saw that you are planning to come to Nakuru to visit the national park - and I'd like to invite your class to come and visit the charity I work for. It's called the Bliss Women and Children Project (www.blisswomenandchildrenproject.org). We are located in Keptembwo, an area of Nakuru, and we work with women and children who are living in extreme poverty, infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, orphaned, widowed etc. Having said that, it's a very happy place, where we are working to improve the lives of over a hundred women and 80 children. We would be thrilled to receive you - and I think it might be a good opportunity for your students as well.

Anyways, please let me know what you think!
Cheers,
Janet Ilott
Bliss Women and Children Project
www.blisswomenandchildrenproject.org



The link to their group is as follows:

The Bliss Women and Children Project

Geographical Locations

For those parents who wish to ‘keep track’ of their sons/daughters, below is a list of locations, together with their latitudes and longitudes, that we will be passing through or staying at during the trip.
These can be located on a number of map sites on the web including http://www.flashearth.com/

The List covers the route from Nairobi to Marich

NAIROBI 01° 17’ S 36° 49’ E JKIA 01° 19’ 49” S 36° 55’ 33” E
Village Mkt. 01° 13’ 46” S 36° 48’ 17” E
NAIVASHA 00° 43’ S 36° 26’ E
NAKURU 00° 17’ S 36° 04’ E Lake Nakuru is the lake to the south of the town.
Lake Elementaita and is the lake to the SE of L. Nakuru.
Greensteds School is between the two lakes about 10 miles outside Nakuru.
TIMBOROA 00° 04’ N 35° 32’ E
KAPTAGAT 00° 22’ N 35° 28’ E
ELDORET 00° 31’ N 35° 17’ E
MOIS BRIDGE 00° 53’ N 35° 07’ E
KITALE 01° 01’ N 34° 59’ E
KAPENGURIA 01° 14’ N 35° 07’ E
ORTUM 01° 26’ N 35° 21’ E
MARICH 01° 32’ 4.3” N 035° 27’ 56.9” E


On the return journey we will pass through Narok en route to the Mara Reserve:

Narok 01° 05’20” N 035° 52’ 33” E (Narok is the last major town before the Reserve).

Western Edge of Mara Reserve (location of Big Cat Diary HQ) is 01° 18’ 00” N 035° 02’ 19.3” E
and this can be found on the Big Cat Diary Link (See Links) with much greater resolution.

Kenya Field Trip 2009 - ITINERARY

Tues 26 May
London –
Nairobi
Kenya Airways
Flight KQ101
Boeing 777-200/200ER
12:00 hrs Depart Stalham High School
19:00 hrs Depart London Heathrow
Flight time 8.5 hrs
Nairobi +3 hrs

Weds 27 May
Nairobi –
Nakuru
Stem Hotel
or
Greensteds School
Full Board with Packed Lunch
06:30 hrs Arrive Jomo Kenyatta Int’l Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.
08:00 hrs Drive to Nakuru
Lunch at Nakuru
Afternoon Safari to Lake Nakuru NP
Evening meal
Evening free to socialise

Thurs 28 May
Nakuru - Marich
Marich Pass Field Studies Centre
Full Board
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 Depart for Marich
Packed Lunch en route
17:00 hrs Arrive MPFSC
19:00 hrs Dinner
19:30 hrs Introductory talk by Paul Roden

Fri 29 May
Marich
Marich Pass Field Studies Centre
Full Board
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Guided Walk to Marich Centre and walk along ‘Old Colonial Road’.
13:00 hrs Lunch at MPFSC.
Afternoon at MPFSC in and around school.
Socialising / Interacting with students
And exchange of ideas.
19:00 hrs Dinner

Sat 30 May
Marich
Marich Pass Field Studies Centre
Full Board
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Depart for Lomut Market
Visit to Tikeet Health Centre Project en route
13:00 hrs Lunch MPFSC
Optional football match v Marich Pass Primary School
or Guided Walk downstream of MPFSC.
19:00 hrs Dinner

Sun 31 May
Marich
Marich Pass Field Studies Centre
Full Board
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
10:00 hrs visit to Mission Hospital in Ortum
Return to MPFSC for lunch
Ethnobotanic Guided Walk with Julius
19:00 hrs Dinner

Mon 1 June
Marich
Marich Pass Field Studies Centre
Full Board
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Depart for Turkwell Dam HEP
Packed lunch
Afternoon at leisure in Social Club
16:00 hrs Return to Marich
19:00 hrs Dinner
Pokot Market and Traditional Dance evening.

Tues 2 June
Marich -Nakuru
Greensteds School
or
Stem Hotel
06:00 hrs Early morning walk
07:00 hrs Breakfast
08:00 hrs Depart for Nakuru via Kitale
Visit to orphanage en route (Kapenguria or Kitale)
Stop at Equator
Packed lunch en route
17:00 hrs Arrive in Nakuru

Weds 3 June
Nakuru -Masai Mara
Mara Camp
07:00 hrs Breakfast
Lunch en route
Afternoon Game Drive

Thurs 4 June
Masai Mara
Mara Camp
Early Morning Game Drive (Sunrise)
Breakfast
Morning Game Drive
Lunch
Afternoon Game Drive
Return to Mara Camp
Evening Meal

Fri 5 June
Masai Mara -Nairobi
Early Morning Game Drive
Breakfast
09:00 hrs Depart for Nairobi
14:00 hrs Arrive Nairobi
Afternoon at leisure in Village Market
19:00 hrs Depart Village Market for JKIA
20:00 hrs Arrive JKIA
23:45 hrs Depart JKIA, Nairobi
Kenya Airways
Flight KQ102
Boeing 777-200/200ER
Flight time 9.0 hrs
London -3 hrs

Sat 6 June
Nairobi –
London
HOME
05:45 hrs Arrive London Heathrow
07:00 hrs Return to Stalham High
12:00 hrs Arrive Stalham High School
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