STRIVE-Kenya 2019 Service Review and Budget
August, 2019 Dear STRIVE-Kenya students, intern, parents, and supporters, First off, we want to extend a huge THANK YOU from all of us at STRIVE and from all the [...]
Iten – Home of Champions
Iten is a unique place...and has a way of drawing you into the running culture. There's definitely a feeling if you are sleeping past 6:30am and not getting up to [...]
STRIVE-Kenya 2018 Service Review and Budget
August, 2018 Dear STRIVE-Kenya students, interns, parents, and supporters, First off, we want to extend a huge THANK YOU from all of us at STRIVE and from all the people [...]
Final Days with Hotchkiss
We spent the rest of Thursday relaxing back at the HATC. Cat gave her STRIVE talk on the prevalence of energy deficiency syndrome and its dangers. We then enjoyed our [...]
Kenya Krew’s First Weekend Adventure
Our first week in Iten has flown by. We have had a variety of activities, ranging from Swahili lessons to visiting schools. This weekend, we decided to venture from the [...]
Kenya Krew Week 1 Update
Habari! (Swahili for "Hello") We are the 2018 STRIVE Trips team of college interns. We arrived this week at the High Altitude Training Center in Iten, Kenya for six weeks [...]
2017 STRIVE Kenya Service Report and Budget
September, 2017 Dear STRIVE-Kenya, interns, parents, and supporters, First of all, we want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the seven college interns from all of us at STRIVE [...]
Kenya Week 2: Living among the “Champions”
Happy Fourth of July from Kenya! Three weeks into our grand adventure this summer and life has certainly slowed down! We have been in the small farming village of Iten [...]
Week 1 in Kenya: Working With Kamariny Students in Iten
We've been in Iten a week and have spent some great time with the students of Kamariny. Although it's only been a week, we hear kids call 'Howareyou Maddie!' or [...]
First Day in Iten
Having a great time in Kenya!! We have just finished our first full day in Iten, although it feels like we’ve been here for a week. Our travel to Iten [...]