Day 1

Who: Ailya
What: Is going to AFRICA!
When: Tomorrow.. Well its 3am so actually today in the evening!
Where: AFRICA
Why: To volunteer in Nairobi, Kenya and to visit friends and family in Mombasa.

So for those of you who don't know, I am going to Nairobi to volunteer with the Giraffe Project! The Giraffe project is a children's charity with a mission to educate children in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya so that they can "Walk tall into their futures"!
I have been working with the Giraffe Project for the past 4 years, fundraising and raising awareness about the plight of these children. Now alhamdulillah I am getting a chance to visit Nairobi to see what work has been done on the projects and to physically help out!

For the past 2 months in order to raise money I have been doing a fundraiser called Cupcakes4Education. So basically I have been baking and selling cupcakes to raise money for the Giraffe Project. Alhamdulillah this Fundraiser has been a great success! Through cupcake orders and generous donations I have raised over $700!! And sold over 300 cupcakes-- yep thats quite a lot of cupcakes! lol
Anyway if you want to see pics of the cupcakes check out the fundraiser facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cupcakes-4-Education/136049476470501?sk=wall
For all the donors and cupcake-buyers/ cupcake-eaters ;) I will be posting pictures and updates about the projects so that you can see exactly where your money is going!

So anyyyywayyyy hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I will be posting updates and pics from my trip on the blog so be sure to check them out. =D

xx
Ailya