Elfu Bob Club

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Koch FM - Community radio station



Koch FM is a project that started in the beginning of 2006 by a group from Korogocho (Nairobi’s third largest slum). The main goal for this group is to find ways of informing people about what is going on in their neighbourhood. The concept of Koch FM was inspired by similar projects abroad like Radio Favela in a slum of Belo Horizonte, a large city in Brazil. This radio station has won UN honours for fighting the drug trade and its advertising has helped education programs for the illiterate listeners. Elfu Bob has supported Koch FM with equipment like a sound mixer and a couple of microphones with stands and cables. Koch FM is still waiting to get the license to broadcast from the Kenyan government, but is surly on its way to success: they have recently been interviewed by NTV!

Open Hand Childrens' Home - Painting


Remember the posting about the visit to the Open Hand Childrens' Home in Kasarani to help with installation of rain gutters, water tanks and bunk beds?

The children of Open Hand have found the way so deep in the hearts of Elfu Bobsters that some of them went there again on 3 June, 2006 joined by some new Elfu Bob converts. The purpose was to help Alice, the manager, to paint the walls of the rooms ready for the dooming inspection. Paints and brushes were purchased with the additional funds provided by overseas Elfu Bob supporters.

While some took the work of painting very seriously, others were baby-sitting the children who were romping around with balloons. The result of this hard work was the three rooms painted in bright white and doors in blue. Again, hard work was rewarded with a nice lunch and warm chat with the new and old friends.