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Orphans is there hope for them?
The Dina Foundation was started by a Norwegian man, but now his son has taken over
and is rescuing and caring for young girls who have been brutally
raped by rebel soldiers. The name Dina is from the first little girl
who was rescued, she was only two years old.
and is rescuing and caring for young girls who have been brutally
raped by rebel soldiers. The name Dina is from the first little girl
who was rescued, she was only two years old.
Orphan’s Promise was recently involved in helping 20 of these young girls (ages
5 to 14 years old) escape their villages after being raped by rebels.
Young girls…
ContinueAdded by Anthony Karanja on March 16, 2010 at 8:02am — 6 Comments
Funds for youth
The government has started a fund-Youth Enterprise Fund-that primarily targets to offer youths with cheaper and easily accessible source of finance that would help
them start their own business. The fund has so far disbursed over
Kshs 3.2 billion to well over 42,000 youth groups all over the
country. The only regulations…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 16, 2010 at 7:43am — No Comments
Self-employment the way forward
Young people need to look for alternative way of making a living,employment
opportunities have become scarce and it's time that self-employment
should be the way to go. This culture of entrepreneurship should be
instilled at tender age;parents role will be vital in achieving this.
So as to understand the dynamics of…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 16, 2010 at 7:34am — No Comments
Does attitude really matter?
We young people need to change our attitude towards employment,we ought to cultivate a positive attitude towards available work. This
can well be portrayed by our unwillingness to take menial jobs that
are available. We want to achieve a lot in a short time but we don't
want to pay the price to get there.That need to…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 16, 2010 at 7:30am — 1 Comment
Role of finacial Institution in Poverty eradication
Financial
institution need to soften up on the cost of credit and other
regulations that are attached to credit. Accessibility of credit is
very difficult where banks and other financial intermediaries require
young people to offer capital assets as collateral and they know
insisting on this wouldn't help as young people wouldn't be able to
produce. Financial institution need to come up… Continue
institution need to soften up on the cost of credit and other
regulations that are attached to credit. Accessibility of credit is
very difficult where banks and other financial intermediaries require
young people to offer capital assets as collateral and they know
insisting on this wouldn't help as young people wouldn't be able to
produce. Financial institution need to come up… Continue
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments
Dinner 2020-Oh my!!
"Hon!Hon!"calls my wife."Come and help me prepare dinner!"She shouts.Oh not again I mumbled as I rolled over the couch as I feigned hearing loss.She came bursting into the living room with a cooking pan in her hand,at the sight of her I didn't wait for the second call.I sprang up and lazily walked towards the back door leading to our vegetable and fruit garden.Since adverse weather patterns had set in,food prices had rocketed to an all time high where it cost more to buy food items… Continue
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 4:32pm — 4 Comments
Government and Private Sector Partnership
The government need to partner and involve private sectors and
development partners in addressing youth employment issues in
ensuring sound economic policies,annual budgets and other development
plans are factored in their strategies so as…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Security Innovations on tackling food Insecurity-A Colloborative Success Story
Security Innovations-Narok North District(Kenya)
Narok North has for a long time experienced Human-Wildlife conflict in
some parts of the district. As part of the food security interventions
in the district, Njaa Maruf**u Kenya supported World Concern, a Private
Sector Organization to erect a solar-powered electric fence to check
wildlife (especially elephants ) and encourage farming in the target
community. .…
Continue
Narok North has for a long time experienced Human-Wildlife conflict in
some parts of the district. As part of the food security interventions
in the district, Njaa Maruf**u Kenya supported World Concern, a Private
Sector Organization to erect a solar-powered electric fence to check
wildlife (especially elephants ) and encourage farming in the target
community. .…
Continue
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 3:50pm — No Comments
Poverty and Hunger-The picture
After the near total failure of the 2009 Long Rains across many parts of Kenya, 3.8 million Kenyans are facing hunger.
The current drought is the worst since 2000, and one in every ten…
ContinueAdded by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Green economy
Climate change is an issue that has being on many government agenda around
the world. I think governments can push the fight against climate change a
notch higher by involving youth in its' adoption and mitigation.
Kenya is currently active reclaiming the lands that had being grabbed
around the major water towers;The…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 15, 2010 at 2:31pm — No Comments
Sustainabilty of job opportunites
The Kenyan government had introduced an ingenious way in 2008 to fight youth unemployment through the Kazi Kwa Vijana(KKV) program- this is a
Swahili word for jobs for the youth-which aimed at providing jobs for
300,000 unemployed youth. This model has not being sustainable mainly
due to…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 10, 2010 at 5:11pm — 4 Comments
Role of Government in creating job opportunities.
The government need to undertake institutional reforms to enhance
democracy,good governance and accountability. In Kenya,This should target to
redeem the image of Kenya in the eyes of investors after the poll
chaos. Young people role would be to vote for reform oriented
individuals and petition the current…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 10, 2010 at 5:07pm — No Comments
Terrorism on the horn of Africa and its web
Kenya has recently being dogged by issues that are viewed as threat to
national security. Top on the list is terrorism,that has emerged from
lawless extremist groups in Somalia and have infiltrated our borders.
Youth in northern dry part of Kenya,the area that borders
Somalia,have being approached by recruiters of these…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 10, 2010 at 4:53pm — No Comments
Obama factor on youth in Politics
In his ancestral home of Kenya,President Barack Obama ascension to the Top seat in US has sparked interest among young people, even as
Kenyan youth express dismay over their country's political system.
Some say Obama's presidency is triggering political activism nationwide.
I'm seeing a group of young people kind of coming up and expressing their views in political rallies and most of them are
talking like they are getting inspiration…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 10, 2010 at 4:46pm — No Comments
Brain Drain in developing countries
Unemployment leads to rural-urban migration which exerts pressure on the available resources. Mushrooming of informal housing and slums exerts pressure
on water,land and little job opportunities that may be available.
This social strains lead to poor living standard,where disease
outbreaks…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 9, 2010 at 4:12pm — 2 Comments
Economics of dependency
Co-dependency among the unemployed constitutes an economic burden to the employed.
The current dependency rate in Kenya is 84%,this has the effect of
depressing savings and consequently,investments. Without active
investment from the working populace the economy will not grow well
enough so as to absorb the unemployed.…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 9, 2010 at 3:49pm — 2 Comments
Human traficking
Human trafficking has being on the rise in Ke,young men and women are being sold into slavery without their knowledge but only the promise of securing a better future. In major leading dailies,adverts are posted on the classified pages with the promise of good jobs oversees. They look appealing to the common person especially because no strong education and job backgrounds are needed,little do they know its their gateway to oppression. Human trafficking has being condemned on both social and… Continue
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 9, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Youth and Un-employment
The effects of unemployment has directly affected the youth of Kenya. Due
to lack of opportunities young people have resorted to deviant
behaviours that leads to loss of self-respect and pride,despair and
general state of hopelessness.…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 9, 2010 at 2:50pm — 5 Comments
Un-employment and Poverty
Our economy has recently experienced a turnaround showing strong economic growth,the
economy grew at an average of 6 % per year between 2003 and 2007
after a new regime change in 2002,prior to that the country's…
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 9, 2010 at 2:06pm — No Comments
2020,Who is in control?
We hear alot these days about such things as global warming, nuclear winter, and polluted air and
water. What is our role in all of this? Can the environment be protected and used at the same time? What are theguidelines for wise management? ............How will it all turn out? 2020 the answer will be with us.In the meantime we are given the responsibility to carefully manage the… Continue
water. What is our role in all of this? Can the environment be protected and used at the same time? What are theguidelines for wise management? ............How will it all turn out? 2020 the answer will be with us.In the meantime we are given the responsibility to carefully manage the… Continue
Added by Anthony Karanja on March 8, 2010 at 3:50pm — No Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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