Harambee by
Charles Monari
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Harambee means pulling together Members contribute/pool resources It was started by Jomo Kenyatta It encourages people to work together and care for less fortunate in the society.
Harambee has led to building roads
Harambee has helped in building clinics
Harambee nursery school
Community safe house built by the community
Cattle dip in laikipia built through harambee
Harambeewater projects
Women contributing in women group
Harambee philosophy has led to;
- Raising money to pay medical bills
- Building of clinics, schools, buying utencils, paying school fees
- Building cattle dips
- constructing boreholes
- Building feeder roads
NB; all these has led to better standards of living
Questions
1.What is the meaning of ‘harambee’?
2.Who started ‘harambee’ philosophy in Kenya?
3.Name five projects developed from ‘harambee’ spirit.
Answers
1.Pulling together
2.Jomo Kenyatta
3.Paying medical bill, building nursery schools, water projects, cattle dips, buying utencils, contributing money in ‘chama’, building feeder roads, contructing houses
