Posts Tagged "the girl effect"

Has ZanaAfrica Brought Transformation?

Posted Apr 28, 2012 in Empowerment, Field Officers, Kibera, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

l can’t believe that 2 years and seven months have passed since l joined ZanaAfrica as a junior facilitator in training. The training in the field to facilitate was not just an easy task because we had to do a [...]

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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: [...]

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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 [...]

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NEW ERA

Posted Mar 14, 2011 in African History, zanaafrica by - 0 Comments

In the past days women were looked upon, they were abused, beaten and taken advantage of.They were told not to take part in some of the post in the community e.g. in religious speeches and political issues. They were pushed [...]

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Sex workers are mommies too

Posted Dec 16, 2010 in bottom of the pyramid, Careers, Education, Empowerment, kenya, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, zanaafrica by - 3 Comments

Are you defined by your job? Sure, your spouse might say you are married to your work, and may have considered filing a missing person’s report because you’re on the job all the time. But: is your job what defines [...]