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Mwaroni Primary is our latest addition to the Wildlife Warrior Program and is located in a quiet coastal residential area - just 10 minutes’ drive from Elewana AfroChic. The school is a must-visit for any visitor to Diani. Even though the pupils and teachers were observing the holy month of Ramadhan, we were greeted with big, engaging smiles and hugs as you would receive from an old friend.

We were thrilled to have a discussion with the children on the importance of forests. Alert and keen to learn, the children asked lots of questions which were answered by their peers. The most active pupils were awarded with stationery and art supplies. Later on we donated a photocopier, courtesy of Safari Professionals of the Americas, which the school will use to print and duplicate academic and office documents.

One of the highlights of the visit was the seed balling activity. Each of the 184 Wildlife Warrior Club members were presented with a bag containing 225 seedballs. We ‘seedballed’ around the school and they had lots of fun doing it! This simple and fun way to ‘regreen’ Kenya has been taking off across the country, and the Wildlife Warriors are playing an active role in reforesting their local area.

Mwaroni, like many public schools receives minimal support from the government. We noted that the children are in dire need of support particularly to access safe, clean drinking water. The water at the Kenyan coast is quite salty and only suitable for domestic chores. After a lengthy discussion with the Head Teacher it emerged that the school's biggest wish would be to have a rain water harvesting system.

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