As part of our recent trip to Kenya, we ran a Scrapbook Exchange between Sumerian employees and children we met over in Kenya. The scrapbooks are a fun way for children in both countries to gain a personal insight into what life is like in each other’s countries.

The idea was the brainchild of Sumerian employee, Tracy Connolly, and went down fantastically with all the children we met. In all, we ran three sessions with children from all different age groups – from Kandara Children’s Home, Seed of Hope and Ayany Primary School.

The content for the scrapbooks was left entirely up to the children’s imaginations and included photos of the children, friends and family, favourite things, school timetables and hobbies - the children in Kenya were especially taken with pictures of snow, Hampden football ground and the great Scottish kilt! The idea was so successful that we’re looking to run another exchange on our next visit.