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Random thoughts…

Posted Mar 10, 2011 in bottom of the pyramid, Field Officers, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, social enterprise, Uncategorized by Kaye Matekere - 0 Comments

Some weeks seem longer than others but time passes by so much faster when there is so much do in the same day. Since the empower net clubs started life has been on over drive, living, learning and exploring possible [...]

The Gap

Posted Dec 20, 2010 in bottom of the pyramid, Field Officers, zanaafrica by maureenemukoya - 0 Comments

The poor and the rich have a big gap between them. The difference of having plenty of food on some peoples’ table and nothing on others makes me sad.  The worst part of all is that some of these people [...]

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Sex workers are mommies too

Posted Dec 16, 2010 in bottom of the pyramid, Careers, Education, Empowerment, kenya, Kibera, Sanitary Pads, zanaafrica by Megan - 1 Comment

Are you defined by your job? Sure, your spouse might say you are married to your work, and may have considered filing a missing person’s report because you’re on the job all the time. But: is your job what defines [...]

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Fighting corruption with a return on investment

Posted Dec 7, 2010 in BOP, bottom of the pyramid, Education, kenya, Sanitary Pads, social enterprise, zanaafrica by Megan - 0 Comments

The Standard Newspaper this Saturday prominently featured the results of graft and mis-management of public funds on its front page: a whopping annual cost of KES 270 billion ($3.375 billion USD). This, it notes, could pay for free primary and [...]