Made in the Streets: Staff and Students: Reports from Eastleigh, the Wood Shop ,Orchard and updates

On Wednesday we took five boys to the Kariakor Registrar so that they could fill the Identity forms. (Moses helps older streets youth to acquire the Naitonal IDs, which comes in handy and helps the youths attain jobs to help earn a living, plus helps lessesn harassment form the local authorities.)
Four of the streets guys are from Dornholm base and they got the waiting cards which mean that they will have their IDs in a month’s time. The names are Alex, Joseph and Simon Anthony Njuguna (juju) from jam street base went to collect his ID card from Kayole where we had applied and filled his forms. They really thank God and Made In The Streets for the support and help. Most of the people from streets do not have the documents required by the Government for them to be given the National Identity Cards. Therefore we negotiate we the Government officials on their behalf to prove that they are Kenyans.
On Thursday I also took Priscilla Wanjiru (mum to our Mary Wanjiku-Conje and Lucy Wairimu - Lucy A) to Nyayo House for vetting to prove that she is a Kenyan and that she is a reformed street woman and reached passed the age of 18 years when one is required to apply for the ID.

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Last week the woodworking team was working on repairs at girls place replacing locks for cabinets. We also added some tables. The woodworking kids also helped put some wire mesh on the windows in the intern house located besides the girls' complex, to guard against mosquitoes. We did other repairs at the
Learning Center. We helped repair some desks, benches and tables.
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At the Orchard James has been working on the removing weeds, watering trees and spraying medicine on the trees. Now we are expecting oranges as mango trees are flowering.
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