Tag: Nairobi
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Code Clubs in Kenya
Back in 2015 I wrote this post (below). Since then we’ve had a rollercoaster ending in the loss of our amazing Irene RIP, just over a year ago. I live & work with tech and this is so important: I had to work hard to get where I am but for those where education is still a…
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Bridging the world
I am so stupidly excited. So much is going on that I don’t know where to start but the journey will take us right round the world. While the craziness ensues with KO2 rattling cages to effect change, much bigger projects are spawning which may well enable us to rise way above and match the…
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Rastas and beads
Photojournalist and volunteer Anu is currently in the idyllic community of Uhundha, on the shores of Lake Victoria, western Kenya, far far away from the hustle and bustle of Nairobi. Before she left the metropolis, however, she met with many other travelers, one of whom introduced her to the Shiriki <to share> organisation. Her wonderful blog…
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Collaboration fun and results
Our latest volunteer, Wayne, has arrived safe and is settling in with Michael in Naivasha after a brief stay in Nairobi last Friday night to watch the team Michael coaches win at the city stadium, beating the top of the Premier League 2-0 !! After an incredible trip through the stunning southern Rift valley near…
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Recycling plastics – empowering youth
I just got news via Facebook from Justin Sekiguchi of Up with Hope of the successful negotiations they’ve made with the Staken Recycling Company in Nairobi. Staken, a kenyan company, are actually collecting Justin’s teams’ hard-laboured collections of discarded plastics and turning them into coat hangers. This is particularly brilliant for us because we’re trying…