Our Kenya Mission · August 2026

Take them to see it.

10 kids from Nakuru's slums, going to see the Great Migration. Most of them have never left the neighbourhood they grew up in.

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The Journey So Far

Where we've been, where we're headed.

This isn't our first trip. Every one has sold out. Here's the one behind us, the one we're raising for now, and the one already lined up next.

Last Trip · Sold Out
Morocco

20 travelers, completely sold out. One of our best trips yet. The one tough part: local rules made it hard to work directly with kids the way we wanted to.

Happening Now · August 2026 Kenya — the Great Migration
Kenya

The trip we're raising for right now. 11 travelers, 10 kids from Nakuru, and the Great Migration. This is the one where we finally get to put kids at the center.

Next Up · Sold Out Ghana
Ghana

Already sold out at 20 travelers, in partnership with the Democratic Party in America. The next chapter, lined up right after Kenya.

The Promise

Last August in Nakuru, we told 10 kids we'd come back for them.

This August is when we keep that. The Great Migration just happens to be the backdrop.

13
Travelers
Already booked on the trip
10
Kenyan Children
From Nakuru's communities
10
Days On Ground
Nairobi → Nakuru → Maasai Mara
5
Years of BKT
Eight trips behind the mission

Where We're Going

Tap any photo for the full Kenya itinerary.

Day-by-day route, hosts, what we're actually doing on the ground. More info.

The children of Nakuru
The Children
Nakuru, Kenya
 The Maasai Mara
The Landscape
The Great Migration
 BKT travelers
The Travelers
The Room We're Building

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A Personal Invitation

Why we want Orian in.

Orian
Orian · Invited to join the August team

August 1 – 10, 2026

We want you with us in Kenya.

Fly out with the team. Walk Giotto's place. Be on the Mara when the Migration passes. Be in the room with the 10 kids when they see it for the first time. After August you won't be guessing what your money built. You'll have been there.

Your dad sees the trip through the documentary. You see it from inside the room.

Your role on the build

Activations & Guest Experiences Producer.

  • Run the daily flow. Welcome dinner, sunrise sessions, fireside, farewell.
  • Match each guest with one of the kids. The buddy thing.
  • Be the connector between us and the locals. Giotto's people, the Mara hosts, the school.
  • Watch what's actually working, so we know what to do again next year.

Where We Stand Right Now

11 travelers are in. Here's the money, with nothing hidden.

Eleven people from across the diaspora have booked. Two backed out recently, which is exactly why this gap matters. Below is what we've actually received, what's still coming in from those travelers, and what's left for the trip to break even.

11
Travelers Booked
From the U.S., South Africa & across the diaspora
$18,000
Received So Far
Cash actually in the account today
$38,400
Committed In Full
What we'll have once all 11 pay their balance
$31,700
Left To Break Even
The gap, even after everyone pays in full
$38,400 committed of $70,102
Total cost to run the trip · all 21 people
55% funded
$31,700 to break even by June 15
Where the $70,102 comes from — and the piece still missing
Received so far $18,000 In the account today
Still owed by travelers $20,400 Balances due from the 11 booked
The gap we're raising $31,700 What gets these kids to the Mara

Heart Of The Mission · The Kids

10 kids who've never left Nakuru. Here's exactly what it takes to get them there.

For most of them, it's the first time leaving home. Three things make it happen, and here's what each one costs.

Get the 10 kids to the Maasai Mara
A chartered bus from their community up through Nakuru and out to the Mara. No flights, just the road.
~$1,000
Book all their rooms & meals
A bed and three meals a day for all 10 kids, for the full 10 days on the ground.
~$6,000
Two laptops to take home
They keep these after the trip. The Migration becomes a memory, the laptops become a tool for school.
~$1,600
To fund the kids, start to finish
Everything the 10 children need for the trip
~$8,600

The Full Picture

Everything else we need to fund. Nothing hidden.

Here's every other line, and what each one costs. Fund a single line, fund a few, or fund it all. You decide where it goes.

Fly out the film crew
First time we've had a real film crew in the budget. Flights plus 10 days on the ground. Without them, the footage never gets made. With them, the whole trip becomes a documentary.
$8,608
Final Maasai Mara camp payment
The balance owed to the camp before the trip locks in. One payment was due May 15, the next on June 15.
~$10,000
On-ground activations
Welcome dinner, sunrises, fireside, cultural exchanges, the farewell. The moments guests carry home. Orian's lane if she comes.
~$2,500
Orian's seat — she's coming too
Round-trip flight from Cape Town, plus her room, meals, and ground costs for the 10 days. She's part of the team on this one.
~$3,000
Everything, fully funded
The kids ($8,600) + everything above. The complete cost to make August happen.
~$32,700

You'll see exactly where it went. After the trip, every contributor gets a one-page report with receipts and photos showing precisely what their money paid for. No guessing, no black box. That's a promise.

Want it to outlast the trip? Beyond August, you can put a child through a full year of school for about $1,200 each. The trip changes how they see the world. School changes what they can do with it. Happy to walk through this on a call if it speaks to you.

From The Last Trip

What the last Kenya trip actually looked like.

Kids, landscape, the room we built. This is what we're going back for in August.

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A Note From Akil

This is the one.

Five years and eight trips got us here. August is the one that turns BKT from a side project into something that actually lasts. If you can help us pull it off, we'd love to have you in.

Founder Akil Wade · Black Kids Travel
Email akilwadebusiness@gmail.com
WhatsApp On request
Trip Page jta.base44.app/Kenya
Site akilwade.com
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