Rural Kenya

Maggi has been a friend of Luke’s Lights since its inception. Master of Ceremonies at all of our fundraisers, torchbearer wherever she travels, Maggi's support is heartfelt—and invaluable. 

During one of her philanthropic trips, Maggi carried lights to a rural school in Kenya: the Nyamninia Primary and Secondary School near Kisumu where a 4K club (which in the USA would be a 4H club) encourages agriculture education. This is important because almost 75% of working Kenyans make their living by farming. 4K clubs are a clarion call to help African nations be food secure.

In the United States, the widely recognized 4H Clover represents four “H’s”: head, heart, hands and health. 4H has been in existence as 4K in Africa since 1962 with the largest program in Kenya. In Swahili the four “K’s” stand for: Kenya, “Kuungana” (to unite), “Kufanya” (to do) and “Kusaidia” (to help). 

We VK’s learned to sing “Jambo, Jambo Bwana” when we traveled to Kenya as a family—“Hakuna Matata,” and all. Tiny Rio was the youngest little white kid many Maasai villagers had ever seen. His long golden locks were touched by so so many. Our hearts were touched (and still are touched) by Maggi bringing lights back to where Luke played with children in dark, dung huts. Look at the hug in the photo here—a mama-to-mama hug one can feeeeel.