Excited to take up new professional volunteering roles
I am happy to announce that I have accepted to take up two new professional volunteering roles. For the next two years, I will be serving as a Member of the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Committee of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) – the professional body for public relations and communication management in […]
Five Lessons I Learned from Herman
We exchanged letters at least thrice every year – which he loved reading and replying to. In his honour, I would like to share a few lessons I picked from our correspondences with excerpts from the letters in his own words. Nelson Opany Last week when going through some of my stuff in the house […]
How Sponsorship Changed my Life
My sponsorship beneficiary experience is one without which I would not be the Nelson people know today – thanks to the generosity of total strangers. Looking back, I cannot be more grateful for the life-changing opportunity I got through these sponsorship programmes that allowed me to reclaim my life and make something out of the […]
My 13 Years Wait for a University Degree
Having waited for 13 years to achieve this milestone, I hope it inspires someone on what is possible when we remain hopeful, discover and pursue our passion, work hard and never stop dreaming. Whatever you desire is possible with determination. My encouragement is to never despair and to keep the faith. Go for it, as […]
14th International Youth Gathering for Cultural Exchange, Egypt 2011
I arrived in Cairo on the morning of 9th July 2011 and joined 32 other rover scouts from all over the world for this great cultural event under the theme “Together to share cultures” This is an annual event organised by the Arab Scout Region Office with the aim of promoting cultural awareness and exchange, […]
Youth Driving Change: Memoirs of the African Youth Climate Justice Caravan to COP17 2011
My participation in the African Youth Climate Justice Caravan from Nairobi to Durban between 6th November and 16th December 2011 for the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 17/CMP 7) Conference brought me to the realization, more than ever before of what the real effects of climate change are in the […]
9th Africa-Europe Training Course for Youth Organizations in Cape Verde 2013
Mindelo-Cape Verde, 10th May 2013 From 3rd to 10th May 2013 youth leaders from Africa and Europe met in the Cape Verdean city of Mindelo on Sao Vicente Island for the 9th Africa-Europe Training Course for Youth Organizations. Held under the Joint Management Agreement between EuropeAid and the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, […]
UYDP in Kenyan Team at the Global Power Shift Summit in Turkey 2013
Istanbul-Turkey, 30th June 2013The Global Power Shift (GPS) summit was held at the Istanbul Technical University in Turkey from 24th to 30th June 2013. It brought together 500 young climate leaders, 60 volunteers and 40 staff drawn from 134 countries across the world for training, building a global community of climate actors and to launch a new […]