University of Nairobi (UoN) workshop

University of Nairobi (UoN) workshop

Mark at UoN workshop

Jason and Duan at UoN workshop

Betsy at UoN workshop

Alex at UoN workshop

UoN workshop

UoN workshop

UoN workshop

Inner tower coming together

Inner tower assembly

Inner tower assembly

That's heavy! How will we raise it at site?

Inner tower

Alex

Jason

The University minibus we got for the trip

Minibus loaded with our luggage, 1000kgs of steel and 500 kgs of cement

Betsy, Alex and Mark at the watering hole

Betsy and Mark washing up

Jason takes a break

Mark finally getting into the bus (we were 3 days behind schedule at this point)

All set to leave Nairobi for Homa Bay

Betsy finally gets some rest

Betsy

Prof. Misango with the bus

The entire team

Entire Team

Bus is stuck in mud in Kochia

Bus stuck in the farm

School kids helping to push the bus

Margaret Onyango: Chairlady of the Kochia Development Group

Elizabeth (Apondi), Betsy & Margaret

Apondi distributing candy to the kids

Apondi

Luo kids

Bus Parking

Luo kid

Khanjan Mehta meets Khanjan Mehta (the goat was born on the day i went there first and so they named it after me!)

Enjoying a meal at Margaret's place

KDG group members

KDG group members

KDG group members

KDG group members

Betsy, Mark and Alex in front of the kitchen

Betsy, Mark and Alex in front of the kitchen

Goats

Joseph Ouma (Secretary, Translator (English <--> Luo), Pastor)

Digging the foundation

Morris digging the foundation

Digging the foundation

Betsy supervising the foundation (while sitting on a soda crate)

Digging the foundation

Typical Luo Homestead

Luo hut

Luo Hut

Cooking Potatoes

Apondi

Apondi cooking potatoes

Gori + Joseph

Alex, Gori, Betsy

KDG Ladies

Welding in Homa Bay town (Eye protection: plastic sunglasses!)

Cutting in Homa Bay town

Red Oxide painting at site

Red Oxide Painting

Luo kids

Sand for the foundation

Ballast for the foundation

Big rocks and rebar grid at the bottom

Foundation

Foundation

Arranging the Foundation

Borrowed Wheelbarrow

Foundation

Foundation is set

Betsy

Loctite for the foundation

Luo kid

Luo kid

Foundation leveled

Betsy checking the levelling

KDG Volunteers (All volunteers were offered free meals and a discount on the batteries)

Foundation

First layer of Cement

Foundation

Johnson preparing the concrete

Countryside

Drilling machine in Homa Bay town

Drilling machine in Homa Bay town (KSh 20 per hole)

It rained heavily the day we had to transport all the steel to the site from Homa Bay. The bus could not go all the way to the site :(

Guarding the steel

....stuck bicycle...

securing the legs of the foundation structure

securing the legs of the foundation structure

the steel gets to the site

Donkeys bring the sand and ballast

Donkeys bring the sand and ballast

Donkeys bring the sand and ballast

Betsy and Jason scraping the steel

Foundation

Morris carrying steel

Dinner being prepared

Donkeys bring the sand and ballast

Donkeys bring the sand and ballast

KDG volunteers scraping the steel

KDG volunteers scraping the steel

Foundation

Foundation

KDG volunteers scraping the steel

Mark scraping the steel

Morgan painting Red Oxide on the steel

Red Oxiding in progress

Red Oxiding in progress

Apondi giving cell phone lessons

Alex of Arabia?

Duan trying to beat the heat

Davies cooling off with a warm soda

Morgan

Luo kid

Betsy and Duan sharing a lighter moment (looks like a movie poster?)

Painting begins: White and Blue are the UoN colors too!

KDG volunteers

Most hardworking KDG volunteer

Most hardworking KDG volunteer

Most hardworking KDG volunteer

Most hardworking KDG volunteer

Most hardworking KDG volunteer

Painting in progress

Painting in progress

Cooking Ugali

KDG Merry go round

KDG Merry go round

KDG Merry go round

Preparing tea for the Merry-go-round

chickens

chicks

KDG Merry go round

KDG Merry go round

KDG members sipping sweet tea

Apondi with a calabash

Apondi: Isn't she cute?

Steel almost painted

Steel almost painted

Painting the foundation

Duan painting the foundation

Painting the foundation

Cleaning up with Turpentine

Alex bullying Mark

countryside

Washing hands before dinner (there is only one meal a day here)

Margaret and Quirine

Final concrete layer for foundation

Final concrete layer for foundation

Final concrete layer for foundation

More scraping

A chair and three jerry cans!

Final concrete layer for foundation

Linus (our excellent driver), Davies and Morgan

Building up the structure

Building up the structure

Building up the structure

Building up the structure

Our audience

Building up the structure

Building up the structure

Phoebe and Margaret's daughter

Structure coming up

Structure coming up

Structure coming up

Structure coming up

Apondi

Luo kid

Luo kids

Re-reassembling on ground to make sure we have it right

Structure coming up

Jason ready for the next level

Structure: It takes a team (and a photographer)!

Structure: It takes a team (and a photographer)!

Luo old man

Preparing the meals

Structure: It takes a team!

Jason tightening the nuts

Duan on the 2nd level

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Jason enjoying a soda

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Apondi brings us a snack of boiled eggs

Alex

Davies and Morgan

Structure: It takes a team!

Break Time

Luo lady

Carrying the steel for the inner tower

Alex

Structure: It takes a team!

Jason

Jason on top

The view from the top

The view from the top

The view from the top

The view from the top

Lake Victoria!

Lake Victoria!

Lake Victoria!

View from the top

View from the top

Luo kids

Luo kid

Kitchen

rest time

rest time

Betsy

Betsy

Its going to rain soon

Its going to rain soon

Structure: It takes a team!

its going to rain soon...work continues!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Structure: It takes a team!

Sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Jason finally calling it a day

Margaret's daughter

Jason

Jason

Group photo with the ram that was slaughtered

Group photo with the ram that was slaughtered

Jason back on top

Structure Teamwork

Structure Teamwork

Structure Teamwork

Putting the hub and blades together

Putting the hub and blades together

Preparing the batteries

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

KDG member

Structure

Luo kids

KDG members

Jason posing on 32 feet structure

Jason posing on 32 feet structure

Jason posing on 32 feet structure

Sweety cooking

KDG member

Alex

Blade assembly

Betsy wears hard hats only when she is on the ground!

Audience

Margaret

Johnson and Margaret

Testing the generator

greasing the top shaft

Training

Betsy learning to open a soda bottle using another bottle

Quirine and Margaret

Quirine, Margaret and myself

Structure: Installing the top shaft

Morris and Betsy

Morris and Mark

Betsy with Anne and Phoebe

kid

kid

Luo kids

Johnson and Margaret in their home

Structure

Top shaft installed

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Raising the Generator

Apondi smiling

Raising the Blades

Raising the Blades

Raising the Blades

Raising the Blades

Raising the Blades

Duan

Attaching the blades

Attaching the blades

Attaching the blades

Attaching the blades

Attaching the blades

Attaching the blades

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Installing the tail

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Betsy and Jason learning to make Ugali

Betsy, Apondi and Jason

Jason

Apondi and myself

Apondi and myself

Connecting the wires

Connecting the wires

Yes, it was really hot!

Spectator

All set!!!

Joseph Ouma officiating the opening ceremony

PR Campaign

PR Campaign

PR Campaign

All set!!!