Last week I had the pleasure of introducing you to my colleague Mary who works with a number of our projects in the Murang’a area. I thought it would be a good idea to make a series of posts about the people who make Vision Africa such a great organisation so I’d like you to meet another colleague…
Name: Florence Olwenge
Role: Head Teacher
Project(s) you work with: Seed of Hope Centre, Nairobi
What impact do you see Vision Africa having? It nurtures and empowers disadvantaged girls more especially those who didn’t have hope in life. They are trained on life skills, business skills and vocational skills which they later use to set up their businesses after training.
How do you feel about working for Vision Africa? I feel so honoured, especially when I am one of the people in a group that is able to change somebody’s life, or transform someone from a very low level or poor background to a better future or living standard.
Do you have a message for anyone who would like to donate time/skills/money to a Vision Africa project? It is good to help. You feel blessed and helping one or two people in a society you will have helped the whole society because this person may be able to bring change to the whole society. Helping a girl in Seed of Hope is not a loss because you see the impact immediately of your contribution.
You can support Florence in her work at Seed of Hope by sponsoring a student, interning at the project or donating other skills or items if you live in the Nairobi area. Please contact us for more information.
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