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Keeping Busy During the Holidays
May 2019
They say an empty head is the devils’ workshop. Teenagers are expected to keep busy during the school holidays, so they do not get involved in unhealthy habits. In most of Africa, children are expected to help with chores around the house. In the villages, the children and teenagers are expected to fetch water, look for firewood, graze the animals so they can access water and food, prepare the family meals, and help in taking care of younger siblings.
read moreVisit to Cara Rescue Centre
April 2019
Cara Rescue Centre takes care of girls that are at risk of FGM, early marriages, girls that have been defiled, and also those that have court cases pending, amongst others. During one of the club meetings at AIC Ngong School, we were discussing rape in families. One girl sent me a note saying she was a victim of rape. She was raped by her father and when she reported what was happening to her, the father was arrested.
read moreValvisions Scholars to Speak at Shiners Choice Club
April 2019
One of the Valvisions’ scholars finished her exams and went back home last Friday. She came ahead of the rest because her exams started earlier. She is studying for the Early Childhood Certificate Program. She arrived home safely and was considerate enough to call and let us know of the same.
read moreValvisions Scholarship Girls
April 2019
Two of our scholarship girls are back in college now. They will be in school for the next three weeks. It was very nice to see them; we have not met since December when they last came to college. They both look happy and healthy despite the current drought situation back home.
read moreValvisions Foundation Girls
April 2019
Our girls will be coming to college this week as they near the end of their two years in college. One of the girls resumed earlier because she is training as a nursery school teacher. She came on the 31st of March and on the 1st we prepared her for returning to school. Her tuition fee is paid, and she has all the supplies she needs for the next three weeks while at college.
read moreTalking with Parents
April 2019
This week all schools in Kenya are closing for the first-term school break. We finished our Choice Club activities yesterday by attending a meeting with girls at the AIC Ngong School. We talked to all the 80 girls in the school. Being on break is quite exciting for the girls. When asked what excites them most, some say change of diet, others can’t wait to go home and have a hot shower- at school they bathe with cold water.
read moreDepression
March 2019
The burden of depression has become a huge issue in our country. The last week we have experienced an increase in cases of suicide amongst the youth. The latest case was of an 8-year-old boy who hung himself outside his mother’s house.
read moreValvisions Scholars Update
March 2019
The girls will be coming to Nairobi at the end of this month, so they can attend college when schools close. We have been in touch with them throughout the week. They are, however, suffering from the severe drought that has, once again, hit their village.
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