Thank you to everyone who responded to our appeal for assistance after the massive flood hit Samburu. We are so grateful to numerous individuals who dropped everything to come to our rescue and also made donations through this blog!
A huge thanks to Lee, Norma, Keri, Deborah, Tom, Junia, Tatjana, Lindsay, Paula, Paul, Isadora, Jan and Christina for their donations through this blog which amounted to $1,165 . These funds will be used to help the people in Samburu who lost most of their belongings during the floods and also for the rebuilding effort.
We also thank Tropic Air, who was the first on the scene after the flood and provided many people with drinking water. Their chopper pilot Mario was fantastic and made numerous water drop offs during the first day of the floods. The Karuna Charitable Trust were fantastic and quick to respond to our appeal. They donated 1200 kg of maize meal. Pete Henderson, Save The Elephants (STE) trustee, and David Hewitt and Paul Muoria from the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) drove this flour to Samburu together with lots of drinking water. 13 bales were distributed amongst the Samburu National Reserve rangers and the remainder at Save the Elephants and Elephant Watch. We also managed to get 6 large bags of clothes donated thanks to Ashok Bhalla and his friends. The Red Cross of Kenya also arrived to give out blankets and mosquito nets.
We received many messages, emails and text messages from friends, supporters and individuals. Thank you all for your support and encouragement during this difficult period. Things are slowly getting back to normal. Samburu is so green and wildlife are coming back into the reserves. Only time will tell how the landscape and park will recover.
The 1,200 kg of maize meal donated by Karuna Charitable Trust went to feed people in Samburu.
Donated clothing was handed out to people who lost everything.