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Children from the Western Province, Kenya

"Hello, our names are Diana and Jo and we are 5 and 4. We have a baby cow, some chickens, some dogs, a cat and 2 kittens."

"Hello, my name's Yasin and I'm 8 years old. I live in Khabukoshe village in Kenya in Africa. I like going to school and playing with my friends. I have a cup of tea for breakfast, some porridge at school and ugali and greens for dinner. Before I went to school, sometimes, I only got dinner."

"Hello, my name's Freddie and I'm 6. In school I learn my ABC's, numbers, maths and vowels. We also sing songs and play games. Here I am leading the class in our numbers 1-30."

"Hello, my name's Salim and I'm 8 years old. I like playing football with my friends. One day I want to be a famous football player."

"Hello, my name's Lucy and I'm 3. Me and my friends play hide-and-seek."

"Hello, my name's Jane. I'm 4 years old. There are 67 children in my class."

"Hello, my name's Faith and this is my house. It is made from mud and water and the roof is made from dried grass. Some people have roofs made from corrugated iron."

"Hello, my name's Zulfa and I'm 3 years old. Every day I have to walk about 5km to get to school. I have to leave at 6:30am to get to school on time."

Welocme to Kenya!

"Jambo sana!" and "Karibu to Kenya!", or, "Hello" and "welcome to Kenya!". Kenya is a country in Africa near Uganda and Tanzania.

We live in the Western Province near Lake Victoria (click here and see if you can find Bungoma on the map!).

In the Western Province, most people are farmers and we do all our work by hand!

At the moment, most people grow sugar cane, which is used to make the sugar you put on your cereal. This is not good for the land, though, and WEPOGA is an organisation helping to teach farmers how to plant other things like vegetables and about not using chemicals as they harm the soil, the animals, insects and birds.

Quiz time

Answer the quiz by clicking on the links and reading the stories from the children in the left-hand column.

1: Where is Kenya?

2: Where is WEPOGA? Click here to find out

3: What do farmers grow here?

4: What animals do they have?

5: What do children eat in Kenya?

6: What do children in Kenya learn at school?

7: What kind of houses do people live in here in Kenya?

8: How do children get to school in Kenya?

9: What are some of the games children play in Kenya?

10: How many children are in one class?

For the answers click here now!

Going to school

Here in Kenya, children live very differently and don't have all the same things you have in your country. At school, not all children have an exercise book or even a pencil to write with and only learn their lessons by listening to the teacher. Also, they don't have the same kind of school. Here's a picture of one school that the children go to in a village called Shibanze. The school is made of mud and the children have to sit on the dirty floor.

Getting involved

You and your classmates can get involve to help the children in Shibanze. You can write them letters to find out more about how the children live and to tell them about how you live. You can send school equipment or even help to raise money! Have a look at the list below with you parent, guardian or teacher and decide a way you can get involved.

Donating equipment

If your school would like to donate exercise books, pencils, colouring books, crayons or any other equipment please click here for the address.

Write a letter to one of the children

If you would like to learn more about one of our children and have a pen-pal in Kenya, feel free to write a letter. Just get an adult to help you with the address and posting (click here for our address).

Raising money

If you or your school would like to raise money, please let us know by getting your teacher, guardian or parents to email us at wepoga@googlemail.com. You could run a stall at your school fete selling tea and cake or do a sponsored walk to raise money.

Please click here to find out how you can send any donations.

We hope that you enjoyed learning about children here in Kenya. We look forward to hearing from you soon ........