Birding Abroad: A Day at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Saturday, 9th November 2024, dawned bright and humid as I made my way to the Kuala Lumpur (KL) Bird Park, eager to witness the magic of Asia’s largest and one of the world’s most expansive free-flight aviaries. As a conservation enthusiast and member of Nature Kenya, and I’ve been keen to engage myself with observing, […]
2015-2025: A Decade of Professional Service to World Scouting
These ten years have been a remarkable chapter in my life. They’ve taught me the value of service, the power of collaboration, and the importance of storytelling in driving change. I consider myself privileged to have had this kind of opportunity.
Nelson’s Diary: A Note from the Land of the Brave
What a perfect Scouting week! From meeting Scouts, adult volunteers and leaders of the National Scout Organisation to travelling across the country experiencing the impact of Scouting programmes in the community and meeting Scouting partners in the country. What more could I have asked for?
Celebrating the Power of Youth Work in the Commonwealth
I had the honour of representing the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the Commonwealth Alliance for Quality Youth Leadership at the 4th Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work which took place at the University of Reading, United Kingdom from 10-12 July 2023.
End of Mandate: Four Years of Service to Kanisa SACCO
After 4 years of service and due to changes in personal circumstances and priorities, I decided not to offer myself for re-election at the 41st Annual General Meeting on 11 March 2023 of Kanisa SACCO. It has been a challenging yet fulfilling experience with many lessons that I carry with me onto my next adventures wherever they may lead me.
Reflections from Mindelo: The State of the Africa-Europe Youth Cooperation
The Africa-Europe Youth Cooperation Programme is an initiative of the African Union and the European Union that enables exchanges between and the capacity-building of youth organisations, creating the framework and conditions for their active participation in the development of their societies, in decision/policymaking and in the implementation of the EU-Africa Strategic partnership.
Lifetime Opportunity for 280 Boys Who Joined Form One at Starehe
By providing bright but needy boys drawn from all the 47 counties with a place to call home and a descent education, Starehe truly reflects the face of Kenya and is intentional in helping to build a society with less tribalism and more tolerance – a just society founded on high moral principles.
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 […]
Live to Lead: Global Experts’ Perspectives on Leadership
In October 2019, I got an opportunity to attend the virtual Live2Lead Conference, hosted annually by the world-renowned leadership coach, John C. Maxwell. From the very inspiring and transformative talks, here are some perspectives from five leadership experts that spoke at the event which I hope will transform your view and approach to leadership, making […]
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 […]
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