An Afternoon with the Thorn Tree Project

Honored guests will include three Warriors and Chief of the Samburu people from Northern Kenya Tuesday, May 3, 2011 1:00pm The Museum of Tolerance, New York is honored to work with The Thorn Tree Project in coordinating an event featuring Warriors and the Chief of the Samburu people from Northern Kenya. These individuals and their families and neighbors have benefitted from the creation of schools in their communities. The Thorn Tree Project has worked tirelessly with communities from Sereolipi, the Ndonyo Wasin, and Lerata to establish pre-schools and related programs to make it possible for more and more children to attend school.

As a result of their work, the number of children attending primary school increased from just 132 students in 2001 to 730 in 2010. Please join the museum for an afternoon of cultural exchange that includes performances by the Warriors and a Q&A with the Chief and members of The Thorn Tree Project, who will discuss the work that has been done to provide education to the Samburu children and youth.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Dr. Natasha Poor, Manager of Public Programs and Events at 212.697.1180 212.697.1180 or npoor@wiesenthal.com.