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What you need to succeed in small business

Posted Apr 27, 2011 in social enterprise by - 0 Comments

I always thought that business can only be done by people who have gone to school and have a degree,diploma or certificate in business. This changed when saw many people especially women who run big businesses and yet they can [...]

Local fruit tree that kills cancerous cells

Posted Apr 27, 2011 in kenya by - 3 Comments

Although Ukambani might be dry most of the year and food is scarce in this area, the people of Ukambani are blessed with other things that are not found in most other places.There are so many valuable trees that have [...]

CRY FOR CHANGE

Posted Apr 26, 2011 in Uncategorized by - 0 Comments

We cry for food, We cry for shelter, We cry for water, We cry for justice, We cry for equality, We cry for change, And the list continues….with an ought to our nation, that has a unique version, audition to [...]

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Do Pads Keep Girls in School?

Posted Apr 23, 2011 in BOP, Education, Empowerment, kenya, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, zanaafrica by - 6 Comments

Studies show that yes, they do. A Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) study in Kenya in 2007 showed over two months, sanitary pad provision coupled with reproductive health education reduced absenteeism from 4.9 days to 1.2 days per month [...]

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Who’s the savior in your story?

Posted Apr 22, 2011 in zanaafrica by - 1 Comment

America has a crisis in accountability, and I want to propose that it is happening when we are the center of our story, or we put other mortals as our saviors. This Easter weekend, those of us espousing the Christian [...]

Lessons learnt as a field officer.

Posted Apr 18, 2011 in Empowerment by - 11 Comments

Today’s parents are faced with so many challenges. They have to work hard to raise money to meet family needs and still find time to raise their children. The result is that they fail in either of the duties. In [...]

CRY FOR CHANGE

Posted Apr 13, 2011 in Field Officers, kenya, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

We cry for food, We cry for shelter, We cry for water, We cry for justice, We cry for equality, We cry for change, And the list continues….with an ought to our nation, that has a unique version, audition to [...]

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Coming down with a case of the Hague

Posted Apr 10, 2011 in kenya, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Achoo! I feel we’re coming down with a bad case of the Hague… or should I say a GREAT case of the Hague. It rhymes with plague, and today Kenya’s Pharaohs are feeling the heat, because they’re day of reckoning [...]

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Power up and Empower Girls

Posted Apr 6, 2011 in Empowerment, kenya, Kibera, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Every day ZanaAfrica takes laptops and a wireless modem into one of 5 schools to help empower 110 adolescent girls through social media and the Internet, supporting their self-esteem and decision-making through blogging, tweeting and taking photos. Over the April [...]

Mob Justice

Posted Apr 5, 2011 in African History, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

I was walking today home and l saw a crowd of people gathered together and there was so much commotion. I was coming from work and I was tired ready to go home to get some rest. I decided to [...]