This event was hosted by one of our teachers, Mrs Genelle Griffin and her husband, Wayne. The Fund Raiser Event raised over $3,800 for the Hope Centre in the slum area of Kayole, which is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The Hope Centre is facilitated through the incredible work and efforts of Bishop Evans & his wife Serah Mkala.
The Hope Centre supports woman who are in need due to severe poverty. The centre gives free training in jewellery making and some hairdressing techniques to equip woman for the workforce and in the hope of self-sufficiency.
Our Senior drummers opened up the event with a great interactive session of drumming where the audience were able to get involved and play along too. Even Mr Whelan got up and played a djembe for a bit!
It was an excellent event with delicious authentic Kenyan food, an African Choir performing and the chance to purchase jewellery produced by woman from the “Kayole Hope Centre”. Well done Mrs Griffin for organising the event, and to our drummers for entertaining the crowd at a fun event!
Byron Mark
Ensembles Manager