A Happy Ending for Grace

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 6 March, 2012 - 15:08

When I received the news on Saturday, I knew exactly what our success story for this week had to be!

Little Grace was found in a local market when she was just two weeks old back in January 2008. All wrapped up, she had been left at the petrol station during the night and was found in the morning by a passer-by who took her to the police station.

Grace was the first new baby to come to the St Andrews Baby Unit after it opened in November 2007. For the first two months the matron, Lucy, and her team had been working with some of the younger children from Kandara Children’s Home to get used to their new surroundings and set routines in place. With Grace’s arrival came the start of preparing formula and changing nappies. Within a few months there were many more babies requiring the same care.

World Food Day

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 16 October, 2011 - 21:21

Today is World Food Day.

For some people food is something to be experimented with – creating mouth-watering dishes, entertaining friends, savouring flavours… For others food is a daily challenge, trying to scrape together enough money to buy something for the family to eat, knowing that they will never be satisfied.

Day of the African Child 2011

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 16 June, 2011 - 10:00

June 16th marks the annual Day of the African Child. This year, the focus is on raising awareness of street children. Although Vision Africa does not deal specifically with street children, some of the projects we work with have given shelter to children who have been living on the streets.

WANTED!!! Good News Ambassadors

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 25 March, 2011 - 17:00

Over the past few weeks I’ve seen this article mentioned several times on Twitter. It talks about how NGOs and journalists choose to portray bad news about Africa as that is what is believed to guarantee to get the attention that will bring in funds.

In an online debate with @AKenyanGirl and @Terryannechebet I pointed out that this particular article had been retweeted (RT’d) by a large number of people and yet we struggle to get people to RT our news articles.

On the "Pathway to decent work for women"

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 7 March, 2011 - 20:11

This year marks the 100th International Women’s Day on March 8th. The theme for this year is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”. To celebrate the occasion, Seed of Hope has invited several women, including graduates from the program, to talk at their Nairobi centre and inspire the next generation of students as they undergo the training that will help them on the pathway towards either employment or self-employment.

Day of the African Child

Submitted by Kirsty McLullich on 15 June, 2010 - 16:08
Wednesday 16th June marks the annual International Day of the African Child.
 
We would like to give you an opportunity to do something positive on that day to help Vision Africa as we work to create brighter futures for the children we support through our projects in Kenya.
 
Many of us use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and share news. At Vision Africa we do the same with our Facebook page which now has a
following of around 600 people. We would like to take that number to over 1,500 on the 16th June by asking as many people as possible to recommend the page to their friends. It's a simple way of helping and it is free!
 
For those who haven’t yet joined us on Facebook, you’re missing out! As well as updates from our various projects, we use the page to show some of the latest designs of jewellery and clothing from Crafted. It is also a great place to find ways to engage with our work. There might be times we’re looking for volunteers to help both in Kenya or abroad, models needed for fashion shows/photo shoots, invitations to host Crafted parties, opportunities to mentor children at our projects etc. Please join us and recommend the page to all your friends.
 
On the same day, 16th June, our partners at GlobalGiving are offering a 50% bonus on any donations made to projects listed on their website. Vision Africa currently has three projects listed on GlobalGiving:
 
Seed of Hope - Train 300 Destitute Kenyan Girls for Self Reliance 
 
Baby Unit - Care for 15 orphaned and abandoned Kenyan babies 
 
Kibera Mpira Mtaani - Use soccer as a tool to educate 2500 Kibera youths
 
Please help us spread the word about this bonus offer and together we can raise funds to help create brighter futures for children in Kenya. You will then be able to see the results of those donations through our Facebook updates as well as the news updates on our website.
Wednesday 16th June marks the annual International Day of the African Child.
 
We would like to give you an opportunity to do something positive on that day to help Vision Africa as we work to create brighter futures for the children we support through our projects in Kenya.
 
Many of us use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and share news. At Vision Africa we do the same with our Facebook page which now has a
following of around 600 people. We would like to take that number to over 1,500 on the 16th June by asking as many people as possible to recommend the page to their friends. It's a simple way of helping and it is free!
 
For those who haven’t yet joined us on Facebook, you’re missing out! As well as updates from our various projects, we use the page to show some of the latest designs of jewellery and clothing from Crafted. It is also a great place to find ways to engage with our work. There might be times we’re looking for volunteers to help both in Kenya or abroad, models needed for fashion shows/photo shoots, invitations to host Crafted parties, opportunities to mentor children at our projects etc. Please join us and recommend the page to all your friends.
 
On the same day, 16th June, our partners at GlobalGiving are offering a 50% bonus on any donations made to projects listed on their website. Vision Africa currently has three projects listed on GlobalGiving:
 
Seed of Hope - Train 300 Destitute Kenyan Girls for Self Reliance 
 
Baby Unit - Care for 15 orphaned and abandoned Kenyan babies 
 
Kibera Mpira Mtaani - Use soccer as a tool to educate 2500 Kibera youths
 
Please help us spread the word about this bonus offer and together we can raise funds to help create brighter futures for children in Kenya. You will then be able to see the results of those donations through our Facebook updates as well as the news updates on our website.
Wednesday 16th June marks the annual International Day of the African Child.
 
We would like to give you an opportunity to do something positive on that day to help Vision Africa as we work to create brighter futures for the children we support through our projects in Kenya.
 
Many of us use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and share news. At Vision Africa we do the same with our Facebook page which now has a  following of around 600 people. We would like to take that number to over 1,500 on the 16th June by asking as many people as possible to recommend the page to their friends. It's a simple way of helping and it is free!

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