Can you help me? Thieves Steal Everything from VOA4SD..
Dear friends, I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation. I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet. I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life. Thank you for your help. Many blessings, Crystal -- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts. On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
-- People should know when they are conquered.
Over to Alex Gakuru and the PS - Min of Info & Comm - was it June 30, 2009? On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com>wrote:
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts.
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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Mungu One! On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Murigi Muraya<mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Over to Alex Gakuru and the PS - Min of Info & Comm - was it June 30, 2009?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com> wrote:
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts.
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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Would below proposal work? a) "Crystal" Youth Computers Foundation formed b) Companies on this mailing list donate computers c) Computers given out to youths (for free) d) Records periodically published here On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Gakuru Alex<alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
Mungu One!
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Murigi Muraya<mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Over to Alex Gakuru and the PS - Min of Info & Comm - was it June 30, 2009?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com> wrote:
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts.
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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Thank you all for your kind words of support and possible solutions. I think what hurts most is how much I love Kenya and how much I have sacrificed just to be here. Working in Kenya and with the youth has been anything but easy, but because I have believed so strongly that if the youth were given viable alternatives there would be a new dawning for this young democracy. As much as I love Likoni, the situation here is so insecure that it is no longer safe to continue to work. It would break my heart to have to leave Kenya and now we have nothing, so I am not sure where to turn. I have a family to think about and we have to find somewhere safe to live. I pray that we can find a way to remain here, but to be honest, I am not sure what our next move should be. Back in the US, everyone is calling for us to go home, but if we leave the criminals and thugs have won and Kenya is left in a worse state than when I found her. Crystal On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
Would below proposal work?
a) "Crystal" Youth Computers Foundation formed b) Companies on this mailing list donate computers c) Computers given out to youths (for free) d) Records periodically published here
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Gakuru Alex<alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
Mungu One!
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Murigi Muraya<mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Over to Alex Gakuru and the PS - Min of Info & Comm - was it June 30, 2009?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com
wrote:
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts.
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for
your
help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/ "You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
Crystal, Ps.Ndemo will help.I am sure in his position he will help.He helped our Kimathi Centre when we were closed for five months.November 2008-March 2009.I am certain that he can even write a letter to KRA to let your computers that you may bring not be charged V.A.T.Let the U.S be the last option.Can Al of I.C.T Board step in?How can you assist Crystal Nakalia? Is it possible you relocate mybe to western Kenya?VOA will NOT close operations.Gosh!This is so deverstating.I am surely praying for you Crystal Nakalia.I am. Regards, José. On 6/19/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Thank you all for your kind words of support and possible solutions. I think what hurts most is how much I love Kenya and how much I have sacrificed just to be here. Working in Kenya and with the youth has been anything but easy, but because I have believed so strongly that if the youth were given viable alternatives there would be a new dawning for this young democracy. As much as I love Likoni, the situation here is so insecure that it is no longer safe to continue to work.
It would break my heart to have to leave Kenya and now we have nothing, so I am not sure where to turn. I have a family to think about and we have to find somewhere safe to live. I pray that we can find a way to remain here, but to be honest, I am not sure what our next move should be. Back in the US, everyone is calling for us to go home, but if we leave the criminals and thugs have won and Kenya is left in a worse state than when I found her.
Crystal
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
Would below proposal work?
a) "Crystal" Youth Computers Foundation formed b) Companies on this mailing list donate computers c) Computers given out to youths (for free) d) Records periodically published here
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Gakuru Alex<alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
Mungu One!
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Murigi Muraya<mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Over to Alex Gakuru and the PS - Min of Info & Comm - was it June 30, 2009?
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM, nyarotho kennedy <kenyarotho@gmail.com
wrote:
This is the saddest day in the history of Kenya's ICT. We all know the kind of strides Voices of Africa had made in ICT4D, it cant just go down with a bunch of rogues! The greatest positive in all this is that the source of it all lives on. Crystal dont lose heart, you are the one who holds the vision for VOA not the equipment, docs n all though they are important but replaceable. Just hold in there. Now down to fellow skunks, i am pretty sure this is the right forum to sort out this matter. As with the Morris Mbetsa case, i believe this deserves the ears of PS Bitange Ndemo and the many ICT societies, forums and federations. Time for them to flex some support muscle ! Over to the rest of y'all. Those are my thoughts.
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for
your
help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
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Oh my gosh! I feel your pain as an ICT4D practitioner.I am so sorry for what has come your way. Opportunities have to be created not forgetting a conducive environment.Community Developers go through alot to get things done just to be shelved by the implimentors! We need our ICT4D valuables insured by some government body(my thoughts) Crystal,dust yourself and I will keep my eyes open for any job opportunity that comes my way.Africa stands to benefit by fearless influencers like you. Regards, José. (Kimathi Information Centre) On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
-- Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development crystal@voicesofafrica.org http://www.voicesofafrica.org/
"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi
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This is saddening. Is any one of us really immune from thuggery? I don't think so. There has to be a way in which to engage the political elite on opening up opportunities for youth employment. Declarations have been made on youth empowerment but politicians end up hijacking the whole process. Crystal, this is terrible, but giving up is not the best solution here. Pole for the unexpected damage to your reputation and selfless commitment to ICT4D in Kenya. On 18/06/2009, Jose Ngunjiri <ngunjirijnr@gmail.com> wrote:
Oh my gosh! I feel your pain as an ICT4D practitioner.I am so sorry for what has come your way.
Opportunities have to be created not forgetting a conducive environment.Community Developers go through alot to get things done just to be shelved by the implimentors!
We need our ICT4D valuables insured by some government body(my thoughts) Crystal,dust yourself and I will keep my eyes open for any job opportunity that comes my way.Africa stands to benefit by fearless influencers like you. Regards, José. (Kimathi Information Centre)
On 6/18/09, Crystal Watley <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
Dear friends,
I am not one for spreading my problems all over town and it is a bit embarrassing to admit, but due to recent events I have to ask for your help. Last Saturday night, armed men broke into my home and office and stole everything we owned. All of my work for VOA4SD is gone. We lost all of our documents, equipment, and even my soap. I am considering what to do next. Likoni is not safe. As I had been saying for the last year, there are too many unemployed youth and there is a great need for opportunities. Without opportunities crime becomes an occupation.
I moved to Kenya with good ideas, great ambitions, and mountains of hope. The realities have been difficult, but I have always pressed forward. Now I am praying that God makes a way where there is none. Recently, Kibaki made a speech when he announced the arrival of the TEAMS cable and how important it is for people to work towards creating youth training programs. he made it sound like the most important job in the country. It is the job I have suffered for for more than 2 years only to have everything ripped from under my feet.
I need a way to start over here or I will be forced to find a way to leave Africa and return to America. My heart feels like it is being ripped out of my chest with the very thought, but I have to take care of my family. I am attaching my most recent resume here. I pray that someone can help me to find employment, funding, anything to be able to continue. It is not fair to the youth who want change that those who have given into evil pursuits steal their chances at a better life.
Thank you for your help.
Many blessings,
Crystal
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I am really sorry about what happened. Of late, I have been developing fears of a large number of unemployed [and educated to some point] youth beginning to grow in every town in kenya... This number shall not reduce, but shall continue to grow every year - as students drop out of the education race. Some do something productive with their lives, others not so productive. As a point and example, if we all go back to the days of primary school, secondary school, and college - we each had about a total of 500 classmates [or stream mates] . What happened to them ? What are they doing now ? And the number of youths is continuing to grow even as the children of yesterday become men and women who must now fend for themselves. <i am not trying to sound political but its something i have been thinking and worrying about for some time now> The government really needs to address this as soon as they can through any employment programs they can get their hands on. Again pole sana Crystal. w/r Stephen N.
For the last two years Kimathi Centre has been training the youths on business plan writing.We have recieved awesome support from Ministry of Information. This August we are giving an opportunity to 120 youth.In a nutshell,lets do whatever it takes to get them off the streets.Why dont we fundraise equipment to Crystal?WE CAN DO IT! On 6/18/09, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
I am really sorry about what happened.
Of late, I have been developing fears of a large number of unemployed [and educated to some point] youth beginning to grow in every town in kenya...
This number shall not reduce, but shall continue to grow every year - as students drop out of the education race. Some do something productive with their lives, others not so productive.
As a point and example, if we all go back to the days of primary school, secondary school, and college - we each had about a total of 500 classmates [or stream mates] . What happened to them ? What are they doing now ?
And the number of youths is continuing to grow even as the children of yesterday become men and women who must now fend for themselves.
<i am not trying to sound political but its something i have been thinking and worrying about for some time now>
The government really needs to address this as soon as they can through any employment programs they can get their hands on.
Again pole sana Crystal.
w/r Stephen N.
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Pole sana Crystal. I'm willing to join in the effort to help out in whatever way I can. You and your family are in our prayers. God bless. BR, S
Hi Crystal Pole sana. I cannot imagine what you are going through, but I "feel" you, having been thugged time and again losing everything, facing a "simplification" in a weeks' time.... Dust up, find a reason to stay in Kenya, the reason that made you come in the first place, the reason that made you "vumilia" all those years because when you stare at the void too long, the void stares back at you. After every dark night there is brighter day- Tupac says. Believe that tomorrow will be better. Have courage, emotional strength, keep your faith and IT fire burning, because "Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers." * Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859) Sorry to say this, but make back ups. No excuse!
Funny thing is... I had backups. They stole them. This would be a great advert for why to have online backups of everything. I still have my Google account, so not all is lost. What is lost however is my faith that ICT can save EVERY community. In some communities, the lack of security will hamper any ICT4D progress. Kenya needs to deal with her security issues through employment. Employment can come through ICT, but that will only happen when there is security. I hate to say it, but there is a culture impunity here that permiates all levels of society. I am not sure that is something that we are properly addressing. Crystal for everyone that has offered support: Asante sana. It is a time for tough decisions and your support is very comforting. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Crystal Pole sana. I cannot imagine what you are going through, but I "feel" you, having been thugged time and again losing everything, facing a "simplification" in a weeks' time....
Dust up, find a reason to stay in Kenya, the reason that made you come in the first place, the reason that made you "vumilia" all those years because when you stare at the void too long, the void stares back at you.
After every dark night there is brighter day- Tupac says. Believe that tomorrow will be better. Have courage, emotional strength, keep your faith and IT fire burning, because "Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers."
* Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859)
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Clement Ongera -
Crystal Watley -
Gakuru Alex -
Jose Ngunjiri -
Murigi Muraya -
ndungu stephen -
nyarotho kennedy -
Solomon Mburu -
Steve Muchai