Anyone who has spent any time in Kenya knows that power cuts are frequent and disruptive. The effects of these outages are particularly dire in boarding schools, where students are plunged into darkness every time there is a power cut, severely inhibiting their ability to revise or do their homework outside of daylight hours (7am to 7pm). The cuts are unpredictable and can last several hours or even days.
On the 14th of August, Kakamega Central House saw its first ever Period Party. I had been researching […]
The issue faced by St Mary’s was not predominantly a lack of resources (although, of course, both the library and laboratory are still in need of more resources), but rather an inefficient use of what the school already had at its disposal. Through the use of shelving over boxes for storage, resources are now stored in the open rather than out of sight. This facilitates easier access to resources and students can make more of what their school has to offer them.
Prior to arriving in Kenya my understanding of gender within Kenyan society was simplistic to say the least; having viewed Kenya as a country still under development, I presumed that gender parity would be a distant reality and that women in the country would face an uphill battle in achieving gender equality. This impression was only compounded by some of the advice I came across before traveling, advising girls to cover their shoulders and recommending they wear skirts instead of trousers.
Karibu Kenya “Every Ten Minutes”; said the sign outside Jomo Kenyatta Nairobi Airport, promising a shuttle bus between […]
Landing in Kenya with my enthusiasm and passion, I have been experiencing all kinds of different things in […]
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In central Kampala, a huge flyover is under construction. My driver, Sam, promises its completion will ease the […]
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