Kenya 2024
Margaret Lowe – Deputy Principal
Kenya 2024
Next year, Emanuel School will offer students in Years 8, 9 and 11 (currently in Years 7, 8, and 10) the opportunity to visit Kenya and Tanzania as part of a group of students and parents. Students will not be able to join on their own. Alumnus, Genna Onuchukwu, Founder and CEO of Gennarosity Abroad, will join the group and lead the educational component around the complexity of charity work in a cross-cultural setting. Students will experience the diversity of Kenya and Tanzania noting cultural, social, political and environmental aspects of each country.
Genna Onuchukwu’s charity work will take students to Karunga’s Emanuel Kindergarten, New Hope Children’s Centre and Rhonda’s Maternity Clinic, and will include visiting an authentic Kenyan home to enjoy a vegetarian Kenyan meal. Students will also visit conservation-based organisations such as David Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage and see employment programs such as Kazuri Beads.
Of great interest will be the time spent in the Masai Mara region, experiencing their culture and the amazing wildlife in the area. The safari will occur during the Great Migration. Other significant natural wonders will be experienced in Zanzibar, such as swimming with rescued turtles who are repatriated to the ocean. The last stop on the trip is Mombasa with incredible marine life and the UNESCO World Heritage site, Fort Jesus.
This trip will be a wonderful experience for students to have with their parents and Emanuel staff. Parents of eligible students (students in Years 7, 8 and 10 this year) should have received a letter this week. We look forward to making this an annual or bi-annual trip.
