Nairobi II
September 28, 2007
I cant remember what ive written, so im sorry if im repeating myself:
Yesterday we met with a group of people that are working on developing their NGO called Hand of Hope Africa. They operate in rural areas where there are no other local or international NGOs. Their mandate is to help alieviate the hardship of child headed households and orphans who live in communities ravages by poverty and HIV/Aids. They are such great people. What theyre doing is amazing and i think that YouLead is going to take a leadership role in helping them develop and gain sustainable finding as well as provide them with capable volunteers.
Today we went into the slums outside Nairobi and spoke with an org called YESS which is a youth based org which educates kids in the slums about HIV/Aids and empowers them to speak to their friends and family about the reality of the virus. It is completely run by university students. It left me feeling somewhat humbled as these people come from all over kenya, are supporing themselves through university and are volunteering their time to help kids and combat the spread of HIV/Aids in the slums.
I dare anyone to complain to me about tuition fees at UBC.
