May 28: Leave JFK at 9 pm
May 29: Arrive Nairobi at approximately 9 pm
May 30-31: Nairobi
30: Meet with University of Nairobi students, tour main campus, tour city, etc.
31: All day lecture and tour of city with Dr. Chris Macoloo, Geographer
June 1-2: Nairobi
1: Travel to local Game Park; Discuss tourism and go into the park
2: Lecture, Dr. Apollo Njonjo, SDP leader, delegate to National Constitutional Convention
Visit Education Centre for Women in Democracy
Lecture, David Makali, founder of The Media Institute, Editor, Sunday Standard
June 3-7: Maasai segment
3: Travel to Melepo Hills, Kajiado District
4: In Melepo Hills, overnight stay with Maasai family
5: Travel from Kajiado to Amboseli National Park
6: All day in Amboseli National Park
7: Travel from Amboseli back to Nairobi
June 8: Nairobi
8: Meet with Release Political Prisoners Pressure Group (RPP)
Visit Kenyan Women Living with Aids cite in Kiambio, Nairobi
June 9-12: Greenbelt Segment - Kanjuu, Kirinyaga
9: Arrival at GBM Learning Center & Program overview
A talk on Culture & Communities of Kenya (Prof. E. Muriuki)
Depart for Kirinyaga via Mwea Rice Board
Tour: Mwea rice board ? The Challenges of Globalization
Arrive Kirinyaga. Welcome and Introductions (Mureithi)
Settling into your homes
Dinner: A taste of culture with Gathuku10: GBM Programs: Network members share their experiences
Project: tree planting to rehabilitate degraded forest areas: a new GBM strategy
Depart forest after mass tree planting for community
Dinner: A taste of culture with Gathuku
11: Daily activities with your host home (farming, fetching water, animal husbandry etc)
Leisurely walk
12: Depart homes for the community project site
A briefing on the project.
Lunch & Eco-display
Depart for Nairobi
Arrive GBM learning center
Dinner: Dialogue and reflections with GBM staff
June 13: Nairobi
Final Lecture/discussion: Meeting with Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement
Dinner with Thuo family
Departure
