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Imagine having a class of 20 girls all eager to listen to your opinion on different life issues, imagine a class where you engage the girls to speak about real issues that are affecting them positively or negatively. Envision how [...]
I can’t believe that at times this days it takes me more than 2 hours just to travel to the city Centre. I remember the days when one could take less than 30 minutes to do the same. There is [...]
ZanaA was created out of my experience in Kenya for six years, working with street girls, thinking about the world of “development” and what was good and bad about it, looking at the for-profit world and what was good and [...]
Women are languishing, “woo woo!! Where are our husbands?” Children are wailing, “Where are our dads?” Mothers are crying, “Where are our children?” Sisters are crying, “Where are our brothers?” The church is asking, “Where is integrity, the fear of the [...]
Have you ever wondered what our young people are thinking or what sought of question they might have in their minds in regard to social life such as love, sex, menarch/spermarch and relationships. these are some of the frequent asked [...]
Security on the internet is a growing concern. Here are some easy steps to help protect students online and teach them how to surf the web responsibly Keep the laptop in a central place. These makes it easier to keep [...]
Sometimes I wonder why many communities like to force girls to get married while still in school. While some will circumcise girls in the name of controlling their sexual urge, is this not female genital mutilation done in the name of tradition? [...]
A long, long time ago the Maasai believed that girls were to be married at the age of 12. They usually said that boys were more important than girls and would then trade their daughters for 10 herds of cattle. [...]
With a population going over two million people and with no sign of it slowing down the people of this large slum dwelling have no much to be proud of in terms of employment. This place is mostly divided [...]
In Kenya some communities believe that boys are the ones who deserve education, but the truth is we are all children and deserve equal treatment either as a boy or a girl. As girls we are not supposed to be married [...]
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