Wish List

Vehicle

My feet is my only carriage, So I've got to push on through.(Bob Marley)

Our most pressing need is for a vehicle. We are looking for a 7+ seater, either a 4x4 or a minibus.We will accept anything that is reliable - cosmetics are not a priority.

It must be capable of surviving the wonderful Kenyan roads.

We would like it to be diesel, as we be using our own, home-made bio-fuel, and an automatic would be good as one of our directors is disabled (although we will certainly not refuse a manual gearbox).

Obvious choices are:

Mitsubishi Pajero
Toyota HiLux or Surf
Nissan Navara
Isuzu Trooper or derivative
Toyota/Nissan/Mitsubishi minibus (ex-matatu)

Apart from getting from place to place, the vehicle will be used for carrying raw materials to River Cottage, and taking the kids on trips (as well as to the hospital when necessary).

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Digital Camera

This may seem a bit of a luxury, but it is surprising how useful a digital camera can be when you are looking after 40 children. We try to keep a good record of every child and a photograph is essential.

Photos are needed to post on the website and we post photos in our newsletters, etc.

It does not have to be state of the art, but a built-in flash would be an advantage, with a 3 mega-pixel resolution.

Update: Rob Mellor from Newbury has kindly donated a digital camera to us, as well as a Palm Handheld computer, which will be very useful for keeping the records of our children (presently done with notebook and pencil).

Thanks Rob!

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