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We were very happy to discover that many safari outfitters are helping native Kenyans develop businesses and build schools. AmericaShare (americashare.org), Micato's nonprofit organization, sponsors more than 900 East African children, many of them AIDS orphans. With contributions from its safari clients, AmericaShare provides food, medical care, housing and a primary education. On our return from the bush, we visited an AmericaShare project, Nairobi's Kwa Njenga Primary School, to deliver gifts we'd brought—precious commodities such as toothpaste, washcloths, pencils, and notebooks (okay, some candy too). The students, dressed in gingham uniforms, came up one by one to say thanks in both English and Swahili. Out in the dusty schoolyard, they performed acrobatics for us using an old tire to launch themselves into incredible airborne somersaults. Our kids left with a few new pals and a giant appreciation for the privileges we enjoy at home. —B.U.
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