Posts Tagged "Poverty"

Jungle Leadership

Posted Apr 3, 2012 in Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

                               I have been privileged to live the two kinds of lifestyles that there is. I have lived a life where l didn’t know where my next meal is coming from and l have lived a comfortable life where my [...]

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ZanaAfrica iPad Drive

Posted Dec 17, 2011 in Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Do you have an iPad that you’re not using? Or perhaps you upgraded, and need to figure out to do with the old one? Donate your iPad to ZanaAfrica, and help us bring technology to our EmpowerNet Clubs! The Problem: [...]

The Teule 100 Kilimanjaro Race.

Posted Dec 6, 2011 in African History, Careers, Empowerment, kenya, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Wow!! l can’t believe what I saw for the first time in the shadow of Mt.Kilimanjaro. The race was a 100 kilometers long. Loitoktok is a small rapidly growing town situated on the south west Kenya and about 15 Kilometers [...]

When The Schools Close!

Posted Nov 21, 2011 in African History, Alcohol abuse, Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Can you imagine how it feels after spending 8 years in primary school system and now have done the final exams? it is a big sigh of relief,  whaaaaa!!!! Now imagine having an additional four years of that in the [...]

Menace of Alcohol in Kenya.

Posted Sep 20, 2011 in African History, Alcohol abuse, Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 1 Comment

At least over 200 people have died in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi after drinking an alcoholic brew laced with methanol. A further 500 people are in hospitals across the capital, with some in a serious condition, and there are [...]

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Financial Freedom for Girls!

Posted Aug 12, 2011 in Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, social enterprise, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

It was a great one week long training at the Ngong Hills Hotel. The theme of the training was financial management for young girls in the slums. It was a joint venture of Population Council and Faulu Kenya. The  training [...]

Two Years of Progress with Girls.

Posted Jul 20, 2011 in Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

It has been a wonderful 2 year experience since l joined ZanaAfrica. My main motivations being the passion l have for young people. Girls in the slums are very vulnerable in so many contexts and especially where resources are scarce, [...]

A Lady Worth Her Stay in Kenya!!

Posted Jun 2, 2011 in African History, Careers, Education, Empowerment, Field Officers, kenya, Kibera, Volunteers, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Can you imagine having to meet a person  and get to  like them without reservations? Well this is a person l have for the past six months being working with and l can confidently say that she has been an [...]

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 [...]

Resources on social enterprise

Posted Mar 1, 2011 in Education, social enterprise, Uncategorized, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

Knowledge is power, and at ZanaA we are hungry for more knowledge: new insights in history, best practices that we can learn from, reports that form the basis for our statistics and decision, and more. Below are just some of [...]