Kiwanja Ndege Community Project "One thing is for sure though – it has made me realize that the only way to make other people aware of the world outside their own front yard, is a device you carry on your shoulder with a big red button that says - RECORD!"

Day 5: The final morning. One last look at the bright and colourful horizon. One last walk up to the school that had lovingly accommodated us for the last 5 days. By now the group had successfully mastered the two main tasks, painting the inside of the school and building a large amount of new and refurbished school desks. It was an amazing feeling seeing the joy that we brought to these young children’s faces, so grateful for so little. Nevertheless, we were still not finished. The installation of a water tank had to be done before leaving. My day consisted pretty much of swapping shovel with tripod and vice versa. A strange tension was floating through the air. All day the kids were preparing several different songs and dances that would give us one last impression of the place we came to visit. I spend the entire last day simply thinking about whether I had all the material that I needed, and all aspects that would give me plenty of variety in the edit later on. We finished the day with a big celebration of what had been done, exchange of experiences and contact details. Did I have enough material, did I choose the right story and how the film will turn out, I don’t know. One thing is for sure though – it has made me realize that the only way to make other people aware of the world outside their own front yard, is a device you carry on your shoulder with a big red button that says “RECORD”...