News articles about 2010
Crafted Fashion Show
Posted on December 9th, 2010 by Kirsty
On Thursday 4th November, something pretty amazing happened in Nairobi. It started with an email six weeks earlier and we had no idea it would grow into the fantastic event that it did. The occasion? The launch of a new collection of Crafted clothing at a fashion show to raise funds for Vision Africa’s feeding programs.
Informal Schools Football Tournament 2010
Posted on November 10th, 2010 by Kirsty
There are some moments we experience as Vision Africa staff/volunteers that we wish we could bottle and send back to the donor who made them possible. This is exactly the position we found ourselves in at the final for the Kibera Mpira Mtaani Informal Schools Football Tournament on Friday 29th October.
World Food Day…and beyond
Posted on October 16th, 2010 by Kirsty
As a charity, Vision Africa relies on donations to enable us to support community projects in Kenya. Some of these donations are in the form of monthly contributions through our child sponsorship program, others are from one off events or sponsored challenges. Historically, most of our fundraising has been done in the UK but that is changing.
Dakar Rally Fundraiser
Posted on October 6th, 2010 by Kirsty
In recent years, Vision Africa has talked about plans to expand the Seed of Hope program to cater for boys as well as girls. This has never been possible due to lack of available funds. That situation is about to change thanks to an inspiring couple, John and Tina Harffey, who are fundraising to set up a Seed of Hope centre that will provide vocational training for teenage boys.
Class of 2010 Graduates
Posted on September 17th, 2010 by Kirsty
The last few months have been busy for Seed of Hope. Both our first and second year students have been sitting their external trade exams and in September we saw three out of our four centres hold their graduation ceremonies. These two events are closely linked – traditionally, Seed of Hope has held graduations in December but since our second year students started sitting their trade exams, a number of them were able to find employment and put their skills to good use before their graduation ceremony. This year, it was decided that graduations would be held shortly after the exams so that all students who had completed their course at Seed of Hope would be there.
Meet One of Our Kenyan Board Members
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Kirsty
If you read our blog, you will have seen recent introductions to some of the key Vision Africa staff members Florence, Gerald and Mary. There are more of these in the pipeline but in the meantime we would like to introduce you to one of the members of our Kenyan board, known as the Council of Reference. The Council of Reference is there to ensure transparency of all activities and finances, and legal authenticity of operation of Vision Africa in Kenya. Acting in an advisory capacity to the Field Directors and to the UK Executive Committee, it ensures accountability of the field staff for projects and finances.