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What is Jambo?
Jambo is a unique interactive exchange program:
- It is much more than a pen pal program.
- It’s about helping children who want to make real connections with other children and in the process expand their knowledge and understanding of other cultures, countries and customs.
- It’s about sharing what’s personally important to them and enabling them to hear and see the Kenyan children through video and photos taken by the Jambo staff and our friends in Kenya.
Is language a barrier to communication?
No, all children participating are communicating in English.
What’s the Cost to Participate?
Nothing, it’s free! We need your creativity, your talents and your enthusiasm. We’ll do the rest.
Who’s helping us in Kenya?
We are honored to report that we’ve been working with the world famous Dr. Daphne Sheldrick for nearly two years. Dr. Sheldrick established the Sheldrick Wildife Trust in 1977, whose mission is to rescue orphaned baby elephants and rhinos, care for them and return them to the wild herds in Tsavo National Park. The children who are the focus of our work together in Kenya are the children who live in the communities surrounding Tsavo.

Project Jambo thanks our friends at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
(Click on image to view letter)

In keeping with our mission to expand our educational programs and explore other cultures, we are developing a partnership with FOC Kenya (Friends of Conservation) by working with two Masai schools located in the Masai Mara, southwest Kenya.

Colors of Africa, Inc. (Project Jambo) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
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The Jambo staff has made 3 exchange trips to Kenya in the last 2 years. Sue with Nthunguni children, in 2004.

Sue and Joel planting a tree with children (February 2005).


Camerman Greg Montemurro shoots footage for a planned documentary of Jambo, produced by Lorena Mendez, an independent film maker (February 2005).

Sue Gilbert, Jambo Director, with boxes filled with letters, drawings and handmade items, created during the 2004 school year by USA students for their Kenyan friends (February 2005).
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