Day 4

I just returned from my day out in Nairobi. Today was the most inspiring day. We got to visit the workshop of Alive & Kicking and they've got a good thing going. The company is only 4 years old and they are sending their product all over. Their idea is to make soccer balls from scratch with slogans for aids and malaria awareness. They have gone to great legnths to create proper soccer balls that not only meet all regulation ball standards, but since the balls are leather, they are totally repairable. This way if kids are using them in a village and it is somehow popped or ripped, a cobbler can fix it good as new. This is a big deal since not everyone can afford a ball. They are fairly priced ( about $15US ) and 1/2 of that comes back to the employees. They have about 50 people making balls, hand stiching every panel. The employees are paid per ball and all of them have a quality control number, making them accountable for their craftsmanship and quantity created daily. They are only allowed to make 3 a day so quality will not suffer. They have one screen printer who puts the slogans on every ball, one by one and color by color. He does about 150 a day. We were very impressed with their professionalism.
Order one - www.aliveandkicking.org.uk

After that I attended a rotary meeting in Nairobi town with the rotarians on our trip. Yes, the meetings are boreing in Kenya too. It was intersting.

When the meeting was over I checked out the national museum of kenya. It was pretty funny. The attention to detail is almost non exhistent. That stands right out in a museum. It had its moments though.

Now it's time for a nap to Chelsea vs barcelona.

-cheers.