The Haruma School is located in a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi. Jim, the leader of our team had made contact with Irene, who is from Nairobi and had a vision for starting the school, and made arrangements for us to visit her and the school.
To reach the school we had to drive through a neighborhood that could be like any upscale area in the US. Note the high walls and barbed wire...security against crime is a real concern here.
Just off of a residential street we turned down this dirt road...and entered a different world.
William our driver stayed with the car while we walked to the school. We brought a number of suitcases with supplies for the school.
Irene met us at the gate and welcomed us with the most beautiful smile.
Auna and Irene
The school is constructed of four shipping containers placed against each other. The interior walls were then removed and used to form the second floor. There are four classrooms and an office. There is also another building with a teacher's lounge and a science classroom.
Interior of the office, showing where the walls were removed.
Matt, Jim and Cory talking to the students. Ben, the Principal is in the light blue jacket.
The students have desks and use scientific calculators...just like anywhere else, including the US.
The school grows uch of it's own food. Here are banana trees and corn and beans are grown in the field beyond the fence.
The school's water system
Classroom with smiling faces.
To reach the school we had to drive through a neighborhood that could be like any upscale area in the US. Note the high walls and barbed wire...security against crime is a real concern here. 
Just off of a residential street we turned down this dirt road...and entered a different world.
William our driver stayed with the car while we walked to the school. We brought a number of suitcases with supplies for the school.
Irene met us at the gate and welcomed us with the most beautiful smile.
Auna and Irene 
The school is constructed of four shipping containers placed against each other. The interior walls were then removed and used to form the second floor. There are four classrooms and an office. There is also another building with a teacher's lounge and a science classroom.
Interior of the office, showing where the walls were removed.
Matt, Jim and Cory talking to the students. Ben, the Principal is in the light blue jacket.
The students have desks and use scientific calculators...just like anywhere else, including the US.
The school grows uch of it's own food. Here are banana trees and corn and beans are grown in the field beyond the fence.
The school's water system
Classroom with smiling faces.
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