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Dad Is Destiny

Posted Mar 17, 2011 in kenya, zanaafrica by Amos Ireri - 0 Comments

Dad plays a big role in the life of a child. It  is amazing what a father says or doesn’t say, what a he does or doesn’tb do and how it can give someone  a life time assignment. This is [...]

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NEW ERA

Posted Mar 14, 2011 in African History, zanaafrica by maureenemukoya - 0 Comments

In the past days women were looked upon, they were abused, beaten and taken advantage of.They were told not to take part in some of the post in the community e.g. in religious speeches and political issues. They were pushed [...]

The Joy of being an empowernet facilitator:

Posted Mar 11, 2011 in Empowerment, Field Officers, zanaafrica by josephkaranja - 1 Comment

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 [...]

Who is to Blame for the Traffic Jam in Nairobi?

Posted Mar 7, 2011 in Empowerment, Field Officers, zanaafrica by josephkaranja - 2 Comments

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 [...]

The pursuit of happiness

Posted Mar 3, 2011 in Field Officers, Kibera, zanaafrica by Kaye Matekere - 0 Comments

So often people go through life focused the challenges they face and adhering to providing probable solution to ensure that their lives become better but even in this pursuit of happiness some find themselves in the same place. Living in [...]

Resources on social enterprise

Posted Mar 1, 2011 in Education, social enterprise, Uncategorized, zanaafrica by Megan - 0 Comments

Knowledge is power, and at ZanaA we are hungry for more knowledge: new insights in history, best practices that we can learn from, reports that form the basis for our statistics and decision, and more. Below are just some of [...]

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Theories of Change

Posted Mar 1, 2011 in BOP, Empowerment, Field Officers, Sanitary Pads, social enterprise, zanaafrica by Megan - 2 Comments

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 [...]

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Love & Compassion

Posted Feb 16, 2011 in zanaafrica by Kaye Matekere - 0 Comments

The saying that always hold true to my heart is the one that says” To much is given, much is expected”.  It humbles me to see how this saying resonates into the weekly in the empower net clubs. The drive [...]

We need mass mobilization

Posted Jan 21, 2011 in African History, kenya, zanaafrica by Fannyzhao - 0 Comments

I have just finished a chapter on democracy in the book African Renaissance: Roadmaps to the Challenge of Globalization by Professor Fantu Cheru. Though this book was published in 2002 and does not consider many of the changes that have [...]

Attitude Towards Work

Posted Jan 11, 2011 in Field Officers, zanaafrica by maureenemukoya - 1 Comment

”Work is important,” I remember one of the oldest teachers in my high school saying to us.  Work makes us happy, proud and motivated to perform better.  How many people who think they hate to work, would continue to feel [...]