By Martha Awinoh International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. An event marked in countries around the world and is set to acknowledge women’s significant contributions to society with the aim of achieving equality for women in all areas of life. This year, the annual event has been themed “Balance for …
By Martha Awinoh What does International Woman’s Day mean to you? International Women’s Day is a day when women are recognized for their achievements, regardless of divisions, be they national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It is a chance to reflect on women’s achievements and to prepare for the future and the opportunities that …
By Fiona Imbali The World Bank recently held a consultative meeting with Faith Based Organisations in Nigeria. The theme of the meeting was: Ending Extreme Poverty; A moral and spiritual imperative. Adam Taylor from the World Bank noted that extreme poverty is the biggest threat to human existence today and sadly majority of the world’s …
On February 12th 2013, at St. Paul’s University, Limuru, the Global Working Group on Faith, SSDDIM and HIV Secretariat Planning Meeting with Kenya Based Members was held to discuss the successes thus far from member organizations as well as future goals. The global working group was formed in 2009 on August 29th from 17 countries …
Shirleen Kavugwi* (not her real name), is a girl whose heart is full of melancholy. A girl whose mother passed on over a decade ago due to HIV related complications but no one told her. She later on learnt that her father was also infected but not a word was said to her. This is …
Strolling through the posh areas of Lavington, the beautiful greenery all over area, silence reckons that the place is accessible to the “haves” in society who can “afford” the silence. Kawangware a stones throw away is the opposite. As I try to access this densely populated area, the difference is as night and day. The trenches that …
Growing up as an albino child was no easy feat for Josephat Torna. He was born in a polygamous family and the unyielding undertones from all sectors made life a nightmare for him. Cases of albino’s being merchandised in Tanzania is not a new thing and the fact that he came from a polygamous family did …
Botswana is one of the countries in the Southern Africa region that OAIC’s presence is felt. Archbishop Joseph Moatshe from St. Elinah Apostolic Church in Botswana was in Kenya recently and says that the African Independent Churches (AIC’s) in Botswana are doing well. The Archbishop, who has been the head of the OAIC in his …
Imagine: 60% of Nairobi’s 3 million residents live in informal or unplanned settlements, often derogatorily referred to as slums, even in official government literature. In almost all situations, the informal settlements are completely devoid of public services. This scenario is replicated in nearly all major Kenyan towns such as Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru , Eldoret, and …
