The Village Hopecore Office

 This morning a group of us headed to Village Hopecore to witness the loan distribution ceremony, which will be described in a later post, but we had an interesting morning before any of that started. We had been told to arrive at the office at ten o'clock this morning, but the day didn't go quite as planned.

 We arrived on time and were told the groups were running late and we were directed to the office where the three girls will be working next week. All six of us sat down, for what we expected to be a ten to twenty minute wait. We ended up waiting for almost three hours.

 Though the wait was unexpected, it was not unpleasant. We took the opportunity to relax, have some good oonversation and enjoy the atmosphere of the Village Hopecore office. While sitting there, I wrote some notes about what was going on in the office that morning and what the atmosphere was like. This is an interesting style of blog post, but I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think!

This picture isn't the greatest, but it is the level above the level VHI is on. You can see the open air quality and the blue steel railings.

The office is open air with an open section all the way from the first floor to the sky above. Voices speaking both English and Kiswahili echo in the cement and steel hallways.

 Mitsuaki, the public health team leader, rushes up and down the steps, preparing for a movile health clinic at a school that is a decent drive away. Mobile clinics are demanding work that take all day, so he wants to get there as early as possible.

 The micro-finance team is anxiously awaiting the arrival of a group who will get their micro-loans today. Kenyans do not always keep time and often show up much later than the meeting is scheduled. Today though, they are even later than usual. This meeting eventually started three hours later than planned.

 Dr. K. K. Mugambi, the head and founder of Village Hopecore International, sits in his office and directs his staff on how to handle visitors and prepare for the loan distribution ceremony.

 The office we sit in is airy and sunny. Orange and lace curtains blow in the windows. Village Hopecore International is one of the most Western offices in Chogoria because of Dr. K.K.'s education in the United States, yet the office feels completely different from any office in the United States.