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Zion Assembly Church of God

Nairobi. Kenya. December 13th, 2009 The Zion Assembly Church of God invites us and our Kenyan friends to tell about 100 children about their rights not to be abused. Apart from the workshop, we also provide a meal for the children. Name Zion Assembly Church of God Aim Children's Rights Sensitizing and Sustainable Feeding Program ...

13 December, 2009

Africa, children, human rights, Kenya, Nairobi, orphans, Zion Church

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december 6. Going to Church.

A lazy sunday morning. Then we go to church together. Four boys walking through the sunny streets of Kayole with bibles under their arms. I feel it would make a good picture, and it also reminds me of the... Beatles.

In the afternoon I decide to work in the cybershop to tell my ...

9 December, 2009

church, Kenya, Nairobi, Soweto

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december 5. One thing involved.

In downtown Nairobi there are several coffee places offering wifi. I find one after a quest in which I fail to show patience. I get my stuff done anyway.

This is a variation to an HIV awareness talk for adolescents:
If you sleep with someone, there are two things involved: either you protect ...

9 December, 2009

HIV, Nairobi

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december 4. Clubbin’

We are all lazy. We get up late. We have a long breakfast. I borrow the book "enduring love" by Ian Mc. Ewan and start to read it. I also manage to write the stories of the last few days sitting at home with my laptop in my lap. I again apologize for the English ...

9 December, 2009

club, Nairobi

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Vision for the lost souls ministries

Vision for the lost souls, NairobiNairobi, Kenya. December 7th, 2009The Vision for the Lost Souls orphanage in Nairobi is well managed and has received considerable media attention. The director is also supporting a school in Ciongombé.

We hold a sensitizing session for 187 kids and show them a movie with our pocket projector.
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7 December, 2009

Africa, children, education, human rights, Kenya, Nairobi, orphanage

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December 2. Joy Valley. Famined orphans.

After a good night's sleep, we start right away, sensitizing in an orphanage called Joy Valley in a slum called Soweto after the South African province. What is the difference between a slum and the house I am living here, at walking distance from Soweto? Slums have semi-permanent buildings made of iron plates, no electricity, ...

7 December, 2009

famine, joy valley, Kenya, Nairobi, orphanage

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Joy Valley Orphanage

Joy Valley is a struggling extremely poor orphan home and informal school in a slum area of Nairobi. Children are underfed, the school is treatened with closure by the government. We visit the orphan home several times, sensitize the children, and support money for sustainable income generation: a chicken coop, a sewing machine. Jared Otieno ...

7 December, 2009

Africa, children, joy valley, Kenya, Nairobi, orphanage, orphans, Soweto

The good life, Travel

December 1. Touchdown in Nairobi.

The plane touches down in Nairobi. It's a new month, and a new continent. Immigration issues are swiftly dealt with; I learn they lowered the price for a visa to 25 dollars to attract more tourists. In the entrance hall the first thing I do is talking to a stranger, and after I made him ...

7 December, 2009

Kenya, Kenyan visa, Nairobi, Willys

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November 30. Caritas Egypt.

In the morning, after a good Egyptian breakfast, we visit Caritas Egypt as planned, and I ask a few questions about a center they are running in a more modest neighbourhood of the city. It sounds like they are doing real good work there so I decide to focus more on it ...

7 December, 2009

Cairo, caritas, Egypt, Nairobi

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November 30. Caritas Egypt.

7 December, 2009

Cairo, caritas, Egypt, Nairobi

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