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Mrs. Johnston - The Simple Things [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Posted: February 7, 2012, 8:26 am by school for the girls
An inspiring artist with hydrocephalus. this is awesome!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time (Grammy Awards Live)
Posted: November 30, 2011, 4:29 pm by school for the girls
An inspiration!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World
Posted: September 11, 2011, 9:31 am by school for the girls
'If everyone light their candles' the world will be a better place to live in!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Understanding Disability
Posted: March 30, 2011, 8:47 am by school for the girls
Experiencing disability can be a challenge but at all cost it doesn't mean that it is inability to do or achieve something in life.
Generally, disability has been defined from negative perspective implying that once someone is experiencing it he or she becomes incapable of achieving what other people can achieve. This has created negative attitude and perceptions towards people who are physically challenged.
We should bear in mind that experiencing disability is a mere challenge and people with the challenges can achieve what they want and live a normal life just like any other human being and so they deserve respect and equality in all perspectives of life!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Do you know Down Syndrome?
Posted: March 4, 2011, 10:44 am by school for the girls
Down syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person has 47 chromosomes instead of the usual 46.
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsIn most cases, Down syndrome occurs when there is an extra copy of chromosome 21. This form of Down syndrome is called Trisomy 21. The extra chromosome causes problems with the way the body and brain develop.
Down syndrome is the most common single cause of human birth defects.
SymptomsDown syndrome symptoms vary from person to person and can range from mild to severe. However, children with Down syndrome have a widely recognized appearance.
The head may be smaller than normal and abnormally shaped. For example, the head may be round with a flat area on the back. The inner corner of the eyes may be rounded instead of pointed.
Despite all these challenges a child with Down Syndrome can grow up just like any other child and overcome the challenges along the way.
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Kenny Roger, Write your Name lyrics
Posted: February 20, 2011, 1:52 am by school for the girls
Old is Gold, I like Kenny Rogers song
I can't help smiling when I look at you,
To keep from going crazy is all I can do.
I'm so defenseless with you so close,
The walls have crumbled from my body and soul.
Write your name across my heart.
I want the world to know that I am yours forever.
And I will wear it like a shining star.
Write your name across my heart.
To you my life is an open door.
Everything I have is yours.
I'll try to give you everything you need,
But as far as love goes, there's a life-time guarantee.
Write your name across my heart.
I want the world to know that I am yours forever.
And I will wear it like a shining star.
Write your name across my heart.
In all my thoughts, in all I do, in all I say,
I belong to you with every breath I take....
Write your name across my heart,
I want the world to know that I am yours forever.
And I will wear it like a shining star.
Write your name, across my heart.
And I will wear it like a shining star,
Write your name across my heart.
Across my heart.
Across my heart. Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Taking Care of a Child with Disabillity
Posted: January 19, 2011, 5:53 am by school for the girls
Once a child with disability is born in a family most people usually thinks of him or her as a burden and nothing good can come out of him or her, as a result of that the child may become rejected not just by the family and community but also self rejection. This can hinder the child's development and to some extend it may affect how that child behave and relates with other people not just in childhood but also in adulthood this may as well create trouble and more problem for these children.
Before any treatment like corrective surgery or rehabilitation the first basic thing that any child with disability needs is LOVE. Once you give them love they will reveal a higher personality about themselves and they may give society greater things that no one anticipated.
in order to integrate people with disability in out society the key issue to eliminate is prejudice and negative attitudes about disability because these two issues can be more disabling than disability itself. Then learn to love more
Cheers!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Back to School
Posted: January 6, 2011, 8:36 am by school for the girls
Hello Friends,
I hope you are all doing well.
it's back to school for girls after a long holidayGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Festive Season
Posted: December 24, 2010, 10:46 am by school for the girls
Dear Friends,
Thank you very much for your support throughout the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy new year
Wishes from Kenya
School for the girlsGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Facing Law
Posted: December 17, 2010, 5:30 am by school for the girls
in the year 2007-2008, many Kenyan lost their loved ones while others were left homeless as a result of the post election violence which was an incitement from Kenyan leaders. Now it's bitter for our leaders to face the International Criminal Court......Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Fooling People
Posted: December 2, 2010, 6:42 am by school for the girls
I Like Bob Marleys words
" You can fool some people at some time but you cant fool all people all time."
Greater meaning for the present.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Good Insight
Posted: November 26, 2010, 8:00 am by school for the girls
I came across a phrase today - "Be good to all people as you go up since you may need them as you go down".
This gave me an Idea of how someone needs to be kind to every one indiscriminatingly, since you never know about tomorrow...
So let's be good to everyone!!!!!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Kikoy
Posted: November 18, 2010, 7:41 am by school for the girls
School for the Girls' small project has been involved in paying fees for Girls who are not able to afford fees in Kibera. we really appreciate for the people who have been able to journey with us in helping out of our girls.
If you would wish to help girls to gain education do so by purchasing Kikoy: an African fabric which is used multi purposefully. for instance as furniture cover, towels also used in designing shirts for men and African dresses for women.
P/s contact us through our email in the profile post.
Lovely evening
RebeccaGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Against all odds
Posted: November 12, 2010, 7:20 am by school for the girls
It is difficult to think of how life can be when some one has to move on with the challenges in life like disability. People tend to perceive disability like a challenge that limits people to go on with their life, some of people with these challenges have proved them wrong. For example Italian lady Simona Atzori who visited Kenya. Despite her life without hands she has been a role model to many people with disabilities.
She is an inspiration to many people who think they cannot go on in life because of a small limit. Don't complain of your situations but instead be strong and go on!!!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Wonderful Week for women
Posted: November 3, 2010, 9:15 am by school for the girls
Beautiful to see Brazilian 1st woman president, a form of gender equality.
Brings a memory of worlds women leaders who have moved against all the odds like the Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Congrats Ms Dilma Rousseff!!!!
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Our Girls Project
Posted: October 29, 2010, 10:11 am by school for the girls
Hello Friends,
Thank you very much for taking your time to read through our blog. This Girl's small project has come from far and from a little idea, and our main aim is to help girls from poor condition in kibera to pay their school fees for them to have a brighter future.
So far this small project has managed to help one Girl in paying her school fee (sweety) and at the moment she is doing her final Kenyan High school Examination. We wish her all the best!!!
Still the struggle continues since their are others remaining to be helped. If you would wish to support more other girls you can buy kikoys (African fabric) and ornaments from this projects or send your support to the account number in the side bar above. If you have any question you can contact us through our email on this blogs profile.
Lovely evening
RebeccaGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
World's hand wahing day
Posted: October 16, 2010, 4:59 am by school for the girls
Last week was world's day for washing hands. and you might have taken it for granted but just remember Washing hands is important because:- Every human being comes in contact with germs and bacteria in their daily life. These harmful micro organisms are present all around us like on door knobs.
- The most important advantage of hand washing is that you prevent yourself from getting infected by a number of dangerous ailments.
- Not washing hands has also the ability to cause gastrointestinal illnesses and also diarrhoea which can spread to the whole family.
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Smiling Girls
Posted: September 8, 2010, 8:43 am by school for the girls
It's happy to see Albright, Rose and Agnes Back to school happy and ready to learn. (Rose is just about to finish her high school and we are proud because she has been a beneficiary of the project since her 1st year)
These three girls are being supported by this small project to enhance their learning through different people who have been able to purchase the kikoy.
You can support this girls by either buying Kikoy (African Fabric used for several purpose) and or African jewellery to support them with their education.
Through anyone who is interested, more girls who are unable to afford education can be supported. We mainly sell different African ornaments and the kikoy fabric or a bag made from the kikoy
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Thank you in advance for your support.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Oxallis and Albright
Posted: July 19, 2010, 10:06 am by school for the girls
several tears back, when I was small about five years old. I used to pick some of the edible leaves and eat them. unfortunately I never knew their real name, for me they were 'Nyamnyam'.
But I am so glad last Sunday I came to know their name through the little girl Albright ..... they are called Oxallis.
I feel so happy and empowered with the little knowledge!!!
Please get more information about them: Oxallis
Lovely weekGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
World Cup
Posted: June 11, 2010, 10:40 am by school for the girls
The Famous and most loved game: football started who is going to win?
AFRICA?
Dear Rebecca, this is MW, thank you for your question, the answer is: yes, Africa, and I'll explain you how.
In 80 years, up to now the World Cup has only travelled two continents: 9 times to South America (5 Brazil, 2 Uruguay, 2 Argentina) and 9 times to Europe (4 Italy, 3 Germany, 1 England, 1 France). It is high time that it goes to a third continent which in the past three decades has given so much to world football. This time a record six teams from Africa are playing:
- South Africa, or Bafana Bafana, have the advantage of playing with home support and their terribly noisy vuvuzelas, but they face a though competition in their group with France, Uruguay and Mexico, with whom they already drew on the opening day, which is good but frankly the team is not the best in the world (most of them play in South Africa and have little international experience), although their coach Parreira is Brazilian and therefore you can be sure he knows a couple of things about football!
- Nigeria, or the Super Eagles, have a better tradition in football (although they currently only rank #21 in Africa), some very good players (all of them playing in Europe, look out for Odiah and Martins [pictured] and, oddly enough, all their three goalkeepers play in Israel) and a relatively easier group except for Argentina, which will almost certainly go through. South Korea may represent a problem but Greece should be easy game.
- Ghana, or the Black Stars, have a good tradition too in African football: only Egypt is currently in better shape (but did not qualify). Look out for Inter Milan new star Muntari. They are in a though group with Germany, Australia and Serbia: funny, for Ghana's coach is Serbian! Germany will almost certainly go through, therefore Ghana will have to dispute second place in the group with Australia and Serbia. Not an easy task.
- Ivory Coast, or the Elephants, with a respectable tradition in African football and several "European" stars such as Tourè and Drogba (pictured) and very experienced coach Eriksson, but a terrible group: as for North Korea, consider them already home, but the other two are very bad news: Brazil and Portugal...
- Cameroon, or the Indomitable Lions, are historically the most successful African team, having been the first to reach the quarter-finals (in 1990), an achievement only accomplished again by Senegal in 2002. Up to now these have been the best results for Africa in the World Cup. Their captain is superstar Eto'o, the most decorated African player of all time, last year he won everything in Europe with Barcelona and this year again he won everything in Europe with Inter Milan. Cameroon are my favourite to go through: they face a relatively easy game with Japan and a quite difficult game with strong Netherlands, therefore it is extremely important that they beat Denmark.
- Algeria, or the Desert Foxes, despite their success in recent years they are not the best team on the pitch: in their group they have a good chance with Slovenia but it will be hard with England and the United States, favourites to go through. Pictured, not very happy for this sad situation, is their captain Yahia.
KEY MATCHES. In sum: best chances are for Cameroon if they beat Denmark, then Nigeria if they beat South Korea, then South Africa if they beat France (which I strongly hope as the French did not deserve to qualify with an invalid goal against Ireland), then Ghana if they beat both Serbia and Australia. Little chances for Algeria and Ivory Coast.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Assuming that all the African teams finish the group stage in second place, from 26th June they will be playing by direct elimination the winners of other groups. This is a possible scenario:
Mexico - Nigeria. Mexico is strong but not impossible, 50/50 chance for Nigeria.
Argentina - South Africa. I'm afraid this is very hard: blow your vuvuzelas!
England (or USA) - Ghana. Let's hope the USA win their group: it will be easier than facing England.
Germany - Algeria. No match, Algeria out.
Italy - Cameroon. Don't take the result for granted: in 1982, when Italy ended up World Champions, in the group stage Cameroon surprisingly drew 1-1 with us Azzurri, and since then they grew a lot. Cameroon have a chance!
Netherlands - Paraguay. Netherlands will probably go through.
Spain - Ivory Coast. No way, Ivory Coast out
Brazil - Chile. Obviously, best chances for Brazil
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Assuming that four African teams out of six go through to the quarter-finals (including South Africa beating Argentina!), from 2nd July the possible scenario is:
Nigeria - South Africa. If tha Bafana Bafana reach this stage (unlikely because of Argentina), I don't see why they cannot beat Nigeria. More likely, I'm afraid, that Argentina will knock out both South Africa and Nigeria.
Germany - Ghana. Only if Ghana beat either England or the USA in the previous stage. In this case they have some chances with Germany, but more likely, I'm afraid, a repeat of World War II between Germany and England.
Cameroon - Netherlands. Only if Cameroon beat Italy, and that means that they can beat Netherlands as well.
Spain - Brazil. On 3rd July, one of the best matches of the World Cup. I'm for Spain as Brazil have already won 5 World Cups against Italy's 4, and they are hosting the 2014 World Cup, which means they could become unreachable at 7-4.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? On 6th and 7th July for the first time in history an African team may reach the World Cup semi-finals! Let's sum up the possible scenarios: twelve teams are left out of the original 32, and four of them are African.
Argentina OR Nigeria OR South Africa VS Germany OR Ghana OR England OR Usa
Cameroon OR Netherlands OR Italy VS Brazil OR Spain
In this fantasy game we are for Africa, which means:
Nigeria OR South Africa VS Ghana. My money's on Ghana
Cameroon VS Brazil OR Spain. Go Cameroon!
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? THE FINAL !!! (on 11th July at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, pictured)
Who's gonna win the World Cup? Cameroon or Ghana? I really don't know!, but one thing is for sure: either case it will be Africa :)
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Its a miracle!!!
Posted: May 5, 2010, 11:42 am by school for the girls
Dear Friends,
Once more again it good to look back where we are from since a journey of thousands miles always begins with a single step. This is a similar story to our project: because as this small project started i never knew it can impact on someones life but finally here in Rose' story:
"My name Is Rose Adhiambo (Sweety) I am 18 years old and I live in Kibera slums of Nairobi in Kenya. I come from a family of three, my mom is a single parent and at the same time she has physical disability. Now I am in form four and I have two more terms to complete my high school.
When I flash back: After completing my primary school, I passed my examination and my mom was not in a good position to pay my school fee. I went to a day school in the rural area where I used to stay with my aunt, life was not easy for me at all because from time to time I was sent back home because of school fees, this really made my aunt very happy, because it make her work easier since I could do all the house work for her while she went to do her business in the market, this really compromised my studies and I had really loosed hope in completing my high school studies. Fortunately Rebecca Talked to my Mom about School for the Girls project which has really helped me in paying my school fees, furthermore I was able to go a boarding school.
I am very grateful since I see it as a miracle since now I am sure of sitting for my final examination this year since I am registered with the National council for the Kenya Examination. So far this is a big miracle to me!!!
thank you so much for your support"
This is a big achievement and a step further, you can check on the kikoy project to help more girls.
Thanks so much!!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Power of SIlence
Posted: March 12, 2010, 4:34 am by school for the girls
this is what I've learnt today:
Silence heals
it is not a weakness as we think
Silence is a strong weapon
I know silence is a gift.
if you are troubled take a moment and reflect in silence and you will be healed.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
The most beautiful thing
Posted: February 25, 2010, 8:06 am by school for the girls
The most beautiful thing on earth is not who you are or where you come from but what you are doing to be who you are and what direction you are heading to. Always learning to live peacefully and love everyone to make the universe a better place for everyone.
Cheers friendsGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Thanks you!!
Posted: January 14, 2010, 7:49 am by school for the girls
Hello Friends,
Thank you so much for buying the kikoy.
Girls are back in school and are so happy about it!!!!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Hello... buy a kikoy
Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:45 am by school for the girls
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for taking interest to read our blog. And for those who managed to buy the kikoy thank you so much you have played a big role in supporting our girls.
You can buy one or more kikoys and support girls in this project to pay their fees or you can pay their fees and get one kikoy and a bangle pr earring for free.
We are selling kikoys to support the girls. If you wish to buy as present please don't hesitate to contacts us.
Your support will be much appreciated
Greetings and lovely evening
School for the GirlsGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Inclusive education
Posted: November 3, 2009, 8:06 am by school for the girls
The whole of last week I had attended a conference on inclusive education and I came to learn alot.
how people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus should be included in education. though they encounter so may of challenges as challenged person they have got so many to offer this world if only they can be supported medically and included in all dimensions of life.
Yes thats true
The above picture shows some of the adult with spina bifida and Hydrocephalus apart from Mark who is in front.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
School for the girls
Posted: September 18, 2009, 10:34 am by school for the girls
It is a new term since school have been opened and members of school for the girls are doing well,
Albright and sweety are doing well but but they have some difficulties of going back to school due to school fee.
Sweety's mothers is physically challenged and I feel very encouraged when she tells me " I am working hard so that in future I may be able to help my mom as well my brothers and sister."
Albright is also working hard but due to some difficulties she may not be able to go back to school.
In order to support these two girls plus the rest please send your support to the account number on the side bar and also any other kind of support is allowed like books pencil's and other stationary material.
You can also support the girls by buying a kikoy an African fabric
Your support will be much appreciated
Thanks for your support in advance
Greetings from school for the Girls
RebeccaGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Tell me is this fair?
Posted: September 8, 2009, 4:50 am by school for the girls
Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed Al-Hussein incidence of being charged has some how shocked me.
As far as I know dressing issues we should be smart and decent... and to some extent it is how someone feels or it is someones choice. but it seems I am wrong due to what happened to her
I don't real know what to say.... how should we dress? or what is it wrong with dressing in certain way?I am running out of ideas please let me know
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Beauty of Nature
Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:06 am by school for the girls
"if you destroy nature, nature will destroy you"
these are words for 2004 nobel prize winner Wangari Mathai who has been the leader of the green belt movement in Kenya.Mostly she has been dealing with environmental issues up to this moment. most people thought she was crazy but now people are facing the reality.Sometime back in Kenya people have been cutting down trees fir charcoal and using products which are not environmental friendly example use of plastic bags without recycling them... and also staying at water catchment areas of the country but now condition is so pathetic since the level of water has gone down and there is water and electricity rationing in the country.Just imagine a country without water... the impact is no food, and no economic growth for the nation and hence of the world.So change begins with us let us obey natures law by trying to plant trees and using bio-degradable products.
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Joytown school
Posted: July 13, 2009, 8:22 am by school for the girls
Joytown special school has been an oasis of hope to many people including my self since i was a student there.
"Joytown Primary School is a special school for physically handicapped children. The school is situated in Thika Municipality in Thika District in the Central Province of Kenya. It is about 45 kilometers from Nairobi, the capital of the Republic of Kenya. The school was founded in the year 1962 by a Salvation Army missionary officer, Colonel Cyril Woods, as the church's expression of loving care to children who are handicapped. The objective was to give rehabilitation to the physically handicapped to enable them to walk and gain skills that would make them self reliant.
The main service offered at the school is that of correcting limb deformities through a process that involves surgery and physiotherapy. Although the children will not attain total cure, they are enabled to use their limbs and are able to walk on their own. Alongside this, the children receive primary level education with boarding and lodging.
The school is managed by a School Board of Governors, whose thirteen members are appointed by the Kenyan Ministry of Education in liaison with the school's sponsor, The Salvation Army.
Primary level education is offered up to Std.8 including a nursery class and special unit for children with mental and physical disabilities. There were a total of 290 children enrolled in the school in 2007 ( 180 boys and 110 girls) in 10 classes. Among them 18 were in kindergarten and 25 children were in the special unit for the severely physically handicapped."
Joy town secondary and primary school have blessed so many people in different ways through singing, hard work which have proved disability not inability.
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Through Bethany kids a hospital in Kijabe most students have been helped with corrective surgeries hence making them happy.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Greatest Love of all
Posted: June 14, 2009, 7:53 am by school for the girls
Hello Pals,
Over the few weeks we have been going through Whitney Houston's song Greatest love of all.
And I realized a truth out of it.
"... I found the greatest love of all inside of me
the greatest love of all it is easy to achieve
Learning to love your self
It is the greatest love of all"
Over the past weeks this song has been very inspirational to not that it is old but the beautiful word inside it that made me go on. if you have listened to it go through the words one by one and you will know what I mean. Greatest love of all is learning to love your self because if you dont love love your self you will not love anyone else because or Christians: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. which meanns if you dont love you self you will never love your neighbour or anyone else.
So the greatest love of all is starting to love yourself and hence you can love others more.
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Power Of silence
Posted: May 10, 2009, 4:59 am by school for the girls
Hello Friends,
I don't really know if you have an idea about goodness and power in silence.
Especially when you are stressed.
In our world today especially in some cities we do have noisy environment which in turn gives us hard time and hence increases stress.
But you can deal with it!!!
When you feel stressed up you can search for a calm place like swimming area, park area where there is no noise and all you can hear is birds singing in the air. try as much as you can to relax and be happy.
If you can not find any of this scenario just give enough time to your self by locking your self in the bed room and listen to a very calm music(my self I sing lullaby ).
Try it out and you will realize the power of silence!!!!
Because you will reduce the chances of having stomach ulcers and you may maintain good relationship with your colleagues..... most of times we loose our friends, life partners as a result of stress.
Just try it out!!!Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
spina Bifida.... Do you know?
Posted: April 21, 2009, 7:44 am by school for the girls
Working in the hospital is a bit hectic but I am glad because I am able to give a liitle help which is good.
Today has been a hectic day because I have met new parent who do not know anything about spina bifida,
So I was wondering Do you know anything about it? or have you heard anything about it?
Spina bifida is a serious birth defect that occurs when the tissue surrounding the developing spinal cord of a fetus doesn't close properly.
Spina bifida is one of the more common birth defects in the United States and these days the cases are increasing in Africa. When treatment for spina bifida is necessary, it's done through surgery, although such treatment doesn't always completely resolve the problem.
Myelomeningocele is a severe form of spina bifida, in which the membranes and the spinal cord protrude at birth, forming a sac on the baby's back. Exposed nerves and muscles may become infected, so prompt surgery is needed after birth.
Spina bifida occulta. This mildest form results in a small separation or gap in one or more of the vertebrae of the spine. Because the spinal nerves usually aren't involved, most children with this form of spina bifida have no signs or symptoms and experience no neurological problems.
An abnormal tuft of hair, a collection of fat, a small dimple or a birthmark on the newborn's skin above the spinal defect may be the only visible indication of the condition. In fact, most people who have spina bifida occulta don't even know it, unless the condition is discovered during an X-ray for unrelated reasons.
Meningocele. In this rare form, the protective membranes around the spinal cord (meninges) push out through the opening in the vertebrae. Because the spinal cord develops normally, these membranes can be removed by surgery with little or no damage to nerve pathways.
Myelomeningocele. Also known as open spina bifida, myelomeningocele is the most severe form — and the form people usually mean when they use the term "spina bifida."
In myelomeningocele, the baby's spinal canal remains open along several vertebrae in the lower or middle back. Because of this opening, both the membranes and the spinal cord protrude at birth, forming a sac on the baby's back. In some cases, skin covers the sac. Usually, however, tissues and nerves are exposed, making the baby prone to life-threatening infections.
Neurological impairment — often including loss of movement (paralysis) — is common. So are bowel and bladder problems, seizures and other medical complications.
Here are some of the risk factors that I have come to learn while working here ar Bethny kids
Risk factors
Although doctors and researchers don't know for sure why spina bifida occurs, they have identified a few risk factors:
Race. Spina bifida is more common among Hispanics and whites of Northern European descent.
Sex. More female babies are born with spina bifida.
Family history of neural tube defects. Couples who've had one child with a neural tube defect have a slightly higher chance of having another baby with the same defect. That risk increases if two previous children have been affected by the condition. In addition, a woman who was born with a neural tube defect, or who has a close relative with one, has a greater chance of giving birth to a child with spina bifida. However, most babies with spina bifida are born to parents with no known family history of the condition.
Folic acid deficiency. This vitamin is important to the healthy development of a fetus. Lack of folic acid (vitamin B-9) increases the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
Some medications. Anti-seizure medications, such as valproic acid (Depakene), seem to cause neural tube defects when taken during pregnancy, perhaps because they interfere with the body's ability to use folic acid.
Diabetes. The risk of spina bifida increases with diabetes, especially when the mother's blood sugar is elevated early in her pregnancy. Careful blood sugar control and management can decrease this risk.
Obesity. There's a link between pre-pregnancy obesity and neural tube birth defects, including spina bifida. Exactly why obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with spina bifida isn't known, but is possibly because of nutritional deficits from poor eating habits or because they may have diabetes — another known risk factor for neural tube defects.
But having spina bifida cannot prevent someone from living a normal life just like I
If you have extra infromation or corrections your comments are welcomed and if you have learned something new Thanks so much.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
How was your Easter?
Posted: April 15, 2009, 7:50 am by school for the girls
Hello Friends,
Hope you are doing well. Last week it was a long Easter for christians or followers of Christ,
It was a wonderful moment since we remember the death a Jesus. As School For The Girls (The seven Girls we went to church) And we know it is a nice move.
I think it was a season to understand each and every one of us well and to pardon each other where we went wrong,
Generally how was your easter and how do you feel about it?Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
A nice poem
Posted: March 24, 2009, 10:28 am by school for the girls
Hello friend,
I was going through my email and I happened to get a nice poem about friendship and a real friend.
Hope you will enjoy it and be able to learn from it as well.
A friend is a treasure
A friend is someone we turn to, When our spirits need a lift, A friend is someone we treasure, For true friendship is a gift. A friend is someone we laugh with, Over little personal things, A friend is someone we're serious with, In facing whatever life brings. A friend is someone who fills our lives, With beauty and joy and grace. And makes the world that we live in A better and happier place! Thanks for being my friend!!.
Hope you will be able to learn more from this a friend is and will always be a treasure.
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Social work at Bethany kids
Posted: March 2, 2009, 12:46 am by school for the girls
I have been lost for some time but now am back.
Many a times I ahave kept on talking about giving someone a smile. At the moment I am doing my social work internship at Bethany kids at Kiabe Hospital, I am so glad for what is hapening here though it is far from Nairobi where I stay and I cannot add pictures on my blog.
It is a wonderful experience... working for many people from different backgrounds.
Bethany kids it is a small paediatric hospital dealing with neural cases like spina bifida, hydrocephalus,e.t.c
In the process of my intern I have been able to be challenged in many way... and I can say we need to thank our creator for where we are at any moment so long a we are ok.
My self I have Spina Bifida and I felt working here up to June will make me learn alot as well as encourage the parents who have kids with Spina Bifida and hyrocephalus.
Because taking care of such kids is such a long journey.
I hope you will also learn a lot going through this website
http://www.bethanykids.orgGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Friendship
Posted: February 2, 2009, 7:51 am by school for the girls
Frienship matters alot in life. But we need to ask ourself Whom Am I supposed to love? This is because we tend to love people who are closer to us only or people whom we think they love us too.
But we should experiment try to love people whom we know, show them care if they need, try and love people from a different religion, class (Social status), different country, and different continents and always learn to show them a smile... Just remember small things Can change thew world and make a big and nie glabal friendship hence thee will be no space for enmity.
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American's 44th president
Posted: January 20, 2009, 1:30 am by school for the girls
It was a wonderful moment during the Obama's swear in ceremony as the 44th president of America. He gave out a wonderful speech and hope the mojority of us witnessed through the screen just as I.
Get more information from Paul's blog 'But a poor reflection'.
http://abspoel.blogspot.com/
Congratulation President Obama
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It is a festive season... but (WHY FGM)?
Posted: December 23, 2008, 3:34 am by school for the girls
I t is a nice festive season all over the world and people are so happy.
everything is going on well except some people want to mi interpret the real meaning of the word celebrating.
it is an issue about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
When I started blogging I talked about this issue but still is it is so burning since people are not turning.
It is so pathetic to see women going through the Hardship of FGM. it is so painful and it has a very bad impact. yet some people whoa er even learned they don't want to accept that.
FGM is making women go through a big hardship.
So we can turn this season to a real season..... where we don't interpret in a wrong a way the meaning of cerebrating.. where we can keep and maintain woman's integrity.... where women will be free and happy once more again.
because FGM has a bad impact on a woman psychologically and even physically where by a woman may get some infections of viruses like AIDS, and it may be more difficult for them to give birth in the future and to make the matter worse more women here in Africa are dying due to FGM which does not make any sense.
I pray and people will support me on this issue.
ps: a woman in Africa going through FGMGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Did you see Venus and jupiter beside the moon
Posted: December 4, 2008, 6:20 am by school for the girls
On Monday it was a bit tough for me..... but not so tough.I had a scary exam and so I got somehow tired.
But is the evening it was so amazing when I went outside in the evening I saw the moon surrounded by two stars it was so amazing..... the following morning I realized it was Jupiter and Venus around.
I took it as a lesson..... don't think you are alone there is someone by your side to support you just like Jupiter and Venus!!
I hope it is also a lesson to you.Blessed day
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Todays thought
Posted: November 14, 2008, 3:27 am by school for the girls
Hi,
Sometimes in this world we usually look down upon ourselves due to the position that we are in.
May be because of the financial status or even social status. but we should take in mind:
"The most important thing in this world is not where we are, but in what direction we are moving"
This may give us courage to struggle for tomorrow.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Are you ready to vote?
Posted: November 4, 2008, 8:29 am by school for the girls
Hey it is a tough fight for both Mcain and Obama. I hope the US citizen you are going to vote in a right way. Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Kikoy - School for the Girls
Posted: October 27, 2008, 4:52 am by school for the girls
Hullo Friends,
We are just so happy and we dont really know how to express ourselves.
A Kikoy can be used as a shawl, towel, and can make a shirt, skirt, trouser e.t.c
T o support one girl you can buy one kikoy or support one girl and get one kikoy and beaded bangle free!!!!
Your support will be highly appreciated!!!!
Please check Pauls blog: [www.abspoel.blogspot.com]
He really knows what we are talking about, and he just received a kikoy and bangles for his daughters (Sosha and Pascalle).
Thanks so much Paul.
Regards from School for the GirlsGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Some inspiration
Posted: October 13, 2008, 4:24 am by school for the girls
Through the International Federation for persons with Spinabifida and Hydrocephalus [www.ifglobal.org] we have been able to learn about spina bifida and hydrocephalus and how we can prevent our new born babies from getting the deformities.
In the world people think once someone is disabled or has a disability he/she is disabled in both ways but I am so pleased with one girl (nine year old who has done alot through dancing). This is so inspiring and at least she can prove people who have some prejudice to be wrong.
She has Spina Bifida and she is good in dancing
[www.youtube.com]
Congratulation Rita!!!!!!!
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Kikoy for our project
Posted: September 25, 2008, 5:20 am by school for the girls
Hallo Friends,
We are so happy for the well wishers have bought the kikoys to support school For The Girls and the Girls themselves.
Just as a reminder You can buy one kikoy and support one of the girls or pay fees for one girl and get one kikoy free.
We are so grateful for those who bought the kikoy. They have assisted in a big way!!
Greetings
School For The GirlsGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Paralympics
Posted: September 10, 2008, 3:43 am by school for the girls
Hi Friends,
In this world there are so inspiring that we should not forget to mention.
Just close your eyes and imgine a blind person running and yet he/she cannot see, imagine someone who cannot walk plying basketball seated and also imagine.
Also imagine some cannot walk but he or she can play tennis!!!!!!
Most inspiring things, please remember not to take things for granted.
Regards
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The Olympics
Posted: August 26, 2008, 6:02 am by school for the girls
I am so happy
through the olympics we have been able to learn alot from other countries as well as ours
I was so excited about Kenyas Performance being No one in Africa
How did your country performe?Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Albinos living in fear _Tanzania
Posted: August 6, 2008, 6:18 am by school for the girls
For the recent times it has been so sad and it is still sad for what is happening for the albino community in Tanzania and also some parts Of Africa, People who are albino have been known as a curse and hence the majority have been feeling like they are inferior compared to the other people of the society.In some communities they are not allowed to marry while in others they are neglected and buried at night as a sign of a bad omen in the community for example in interior Kenya.To make the matter worse.......sad
Member of the albino community have been killed due to the horrible superstition that once you have one part of the albino body you can become rich automatically:which is an advice from the witch doctors, so these has lead to killing of over 75 albinos living in Tanzania,
Most people who are involved in the witch craft have been advised to go as far as cooking and eating the part of the body of the albinos.The people of the albino community have been forced to live in fear and they don't really know where to seek refuge.The Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete has been forced to send the police so that the albinos can have security. Also all the albinos are being registered in Tanzania and being put into a home where they can stay together, even the burial sites of the Albinos is being cemented so that people cannot remove them from the grave.I feel it being so unfair because they are just human beings like us and the only difference is the colour They don't even need to be registered since they are like other citizens and they have all the human rights.How do you feel about it?
Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Education the key to everything
Posted: July 30, 2008, 6:09 am by school for the girls
Education is the best thing in life not just because of our career but because of the knowledge that we get.
but so surprisingly student in Kenya they have decided to strike I don't really know what is eating them up.
Most of them claim is due to lack of entertainment, and many other things but it is so sad for such things to be happening.
Have you ever encountered such a situation in high school level? if so pliz let us know.................Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Girls and the kikoy project for school fee
Posted: July 25, 2008, 6:27 am by school for the girls
Hallo Friends!!
I am so glad for those who have shown their interest in supporting the girls by either buying the kikoy fabric or paying the school fee for the girls.
By doing so you can support girls from Kibera area which is among the biggest slum in The world.
You can buy one fabric using 20 euros or pay school fee for one girl and get one beaded African bracelet (Bangle) and one kikoy.
Your support will be highly appreciated!!!!!
Above is a picutre of Katrin wearing a Kikoy and a lady wearing a beaded bangle
Please note: our prices have changed because of shipping costGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Girls selling the KIkoy fabric for fee
Posted: July 10, 2008, 10:18 am by school for the girls
Hallo all friends!!!
Welcome to school for the girls,
All the girls who are the member of SCHOOL FOR THE GIRLS (students from Kibera) have started some small project of selling the Kikoy fabric for their school fee.
Kikoy is a beautiful fabric used by both men and women, some are used as towel, others as shawl, bed covers,some are used for making beautiful bags.
All the members of school for the girls have started on this project so that they can avoid being idle and at the same time get some gains for their school fees so that they can make a better tomorrow for Kibera, education is the only thing which can eradicate poverty in Kibera!!!!!!
If you buy one Kikoy fabric you will support one of the girls and you will make a nice global friendship since you will make the world a better place for girls.- If you support one of the girls you will get one kikoy free and one beautiful bangle made of beads.
- Or you can buy one kikoy for 20 us dollars and support the girls
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Democracy,
Posted: July 7, 2008, 1:25 pm by school for the girls
Ii is so sad!!!!
Africa cold have been the best place on earth, if only our leaders could allow democracy, avoid selfishness and greediness.
I pray for a better Africa.Girls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Experience of a guardian with a disable child
Posted: June 17, 2008, 8:30 am by school for the girls
This early morning as I was going through and old news paper(Daily Nation January 29, 20o3.)
One story really touched my heart and I realized how disabled people are stigmatized and the pain which they go through being taken as less human being.
Every so often, Cynthia Shihafu breaks into a song, one from a repertoire of hopeful Christian hymnal and children play song.
She loves to sing says her grand mother, 60 year old Berneta Shihafu. Cynthia is a cheerful 15 year old girl who has never been able to use her limbs. At her Lirembe village in I kolomani Kakamega district, her sad story is whispered among neighbors who peep at her through a hedge that rings the compound.
Unable to move her own, Cynthia has never been able to leave her grandparents compound. She relies on her grand mother to move her out of the house so that she can sun her self, then back to a warn sofa, where she lies most of the times. But she is not oblivious of her surrounding: “ my friends come here to teach me how to sing,” says Cynthia “They teach me very many things, and I am very happy.
She is particularly fond to one friend. “Sharon is my best friend. I always want to accompany her to school and to the church. She teaches me Christian songs and poems,” she adds.
Sharon is one of Cynthia’s greatest friends. “children in the neighborhood unlike adults like her very much,” says Berneta. “They are always here after schools to or during the weekends to keep her company.”
In her heart Cynthia longs to go to school. “I would like to go to school so that I can read and write. I want to walk and run like other children” she mumbles, a wry smile lighting her beautiful face.
Hope aside, her guardian has more practical problem. As she tries to move the girl from the house to the mattress laid out a few meters away, Cynthia groans in pain and glows at Imaginary objects.
All the while, terrified relatives stand watching in semi paralysis. Unable to accomplish the task, Berneta calls in an aunt who manages to pull Cynthia from the sofa. And the half-carried, she is taken to the mattress, placed where her father house once stood.
“The house collapsed when my son and wife fled, explains Berneta. “They went away as soon as they realized Berneta was disabled” she adds as she struggles to stop her grand daughter from crawling off the mattress.
“My only son, Bernard was working in Nairobi where he got his wife. They came home with baby Cynthia when she was only a few months old. They love her very much since she was their first child. Btu when it dawned on them she was disabled, my daughter in law complained about the state of the child.” Then one morning in 1989 we work up to find out she had left, her husband followed the suite a few days later. We have followed them everywhere but we were told they are living separately in Nairobi.”
Her grand parents once took Cynthia to Kisumu provincial general hospital when she was a toddler in their initial attempt to treat her deformity. They also took her to Malava hospital in desperate attempt to save her but all was in vain. “We took her to church for prayers but her condition did not improve, so we have brought her back home where she has remained ever since” says Shikami.
At malava hospital, doctors designed a simple orthopedic chair to enable Cynthia to sit up but the technology did not help. Cynthia could not sit up, the chair, the semblance of the of the wheelchair is gathering dust at Shikami’s house.
Shikami had sold some of his family land and was at his financial tether’s end. He gave up on any attempts to treat her after that.
“We believe this girl can still be helped. She is very conscious of what is happening around her.What she need is specialized treatment,” her grand girl, but we love her we are determined to see her getting up” says Shikami. Cynthia’s grand parents says some of the villagers have been treating her like an out cast, but they think there is nothing irreparably wrong with her.
“I have to be around her all the times says Berneta. “ I have to bathe her, feed her and watch over her all the times, it is a job no one else can do.”
Cynthia’s condition was not well diagnosed but her grand parents who say doctors who saw her when she was two said she was disabled two limbs.
The shikami’s are appealing for their son to return home and look after their daughter. “ this girl is too beautiful to be abandoned. I am appealing to my son wherever he is, to come back home and see his daughter.” Says the grand motherGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
Community work at Mathare mental hospital
Posted: May 30, 2008, 5:36 am by school for the girls
It is an early Thursday morning a day which was planned earlier by the missionary brothers of the New life home and other volunteers including my self.
the day begging by packing food for people with mental problem at the Mathare hospital then followed by prayers before leaving the place.
The mental problem is situated in Nairobi at mathare area, being there for the first time I am a bit scared.
we are not allowed to enter the maximum wards since the people there are so violent so it is risky.
the situation is so melancholic as we enter the women wards, some women with mental problems look so sad and desperate, others are exited and thy are singing, surprisingly most women are so beautiful and they don't seem to have any mental problem.
Before distributing the donated food we first gave them a chance to narrate their stories or brought them to the mental hospital.
Through that I learned a lot:- we should avoid use of drugs, like cocaine and the rest.
- In life we should be ready for anything or any change.
- love affairs also has contributed long to people becoming mad, due to people being unfaithful to their partners so in case of such a case we need to have courage.
- we should try as much as we can ton avoid being stressed about things, we should do the best but not over think about some things because they can cause trouble. example mathematics, i saw some doing some calculations.
- the fourth golden rule is we must be happy in everything that we are doing and we should be satisfied with whatever we have but we should not over think about them
- Remember to be happy all the times and try as much as you can to avoid violent reaction which will make you regret after reacting.
- love your self and be proud of yourself since you are a unique person.
have you ever visited any place for community work or any mental hospital?
if so share with me what you experience or what you think causes mental problem or anything else that you have ever experienced about the community and its danders.
Thanks
RebeccaGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
What you like about your country
Posted: May 14, 2008, 9:59 am by school for the girls
For every good person he or she must be proud of her country
For example after the post election violence it was so embarrassing for more Kenyans to say they come from Kenya but the fact remained that we are still Kenyans and Kenya is still beautiful as it used to be!!!!!!!!
Every country has a privilege to be called she this is why I am going to write about Kenya being a beautiful country in School For The Girls
Below check on beautiful pictures of Kenya
The beautiful site of our capital city Nairobi (Uhuru Park)
I like our wildlife
Lake VictoriaLake Naivasha our beautiful lakes
And finally I like our cultures
Let me know how beautiful your country is and why you consider it as she!!!!
If you have ever visited Kenya tell me the likes and the dislikes
Thanks
RebeccaGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!! -
strength of a woman
Posted: May 2, 2008, 5:20 am by school for the girls
Manyatta is a traditional maasai house: it is always built by women according to them; all the house work belong to women and men should take care of the cattle and defend the manyatta: If a maasai woman can build a house this shows how strong the women are. and how they are concerned about the well being of the society.
So all women should be respected and be appreciated for all the good things they do.
A picture of a beautiful Vietnam woman holding a baby.
This is a picture of a maasai woman holding its baby and at the same time selling the beads: this shows how creative women are.
This is a picture of a Zulu woman caring a beer pot on her head. This shows how strong women are.
This is a picture of a Zulu woman holding her baby this shows how much women careGirls (member of school for the girls) Have started some income generating programes, where they sale some African Kikoy fabrics (check on the side bar). you can buy one Kikoy fabric for 20 us dollars to support the Girls or pay school fee for one girl ang get one kikoy free!!!
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Fish cakes
Alas a fish cake.
Yet more fish cakes
Guess what ... yeah ... fish cakes.
The end of the fish cakes
