Archive for the 'community' Category
This account of the shortage of health care and lack of doctors in Kenya and the drive of Melton, a young Kenyan doctor trained in the United State, is inspirational. Melton has a mission to bring improved health care services to Lwala = a small village in Kenya. He [...]
Filed under: Kenya, access to health care, community, development | 2 Comments
African windmills…
To be truly inspired visit William’s blog at http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/
William Kamkwamba is a 19-year-old high school student whose first experience of the internet was at a TEDGlobal conference held recently in Arusha, Tanzania (www.ted.com). William was invited to this conference after the Kenyan media (Malawi’s Daily Times newspaper) gave coverage to William’s amazing efforts to generate [...]
Filed under: TED, blogging, community, initiative, internet | 1 Comment
There are those who are, but have been forgotten
There are those who can, but have been excluded
There are those who know, but have been ignored
There are those who are, but have been forgotten
It is no secret; the world that we live in is plagued with a number of social, economic and political challenges. Poverty, [...]
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Lets talk development…
The more we work in the development sector, the more we are convinced that development is not merely based on the application of prescribed strategies, theories and plans. In strategically and creatively treating each development issue or problem as a unique entity, we begin to better uncover and understand the complexities that lie beneath [...]
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