by Nicole Peck | Jun 24, 2020 | Bungoma, Partner & Project Blogs |
When you went into COVID-19 lockdown, maybe you started fearing for your health, job security or food supply. After all, we didn’t know what it would mean for us. But you probably never once feared that you would be beaten. Or chased out of your town. Or attacked in...
by Nicole Peck | Jun 22, 2020 | Bungoma, Partner & Project Blogs |
Just as our world was shutting down and closing its doors in April, a new Drop-In Centre in Kenya was doing the exact opposite. It seemed like perfect timing that a safe place of care and support was opening up to street boys at a time when they would become even more...
by DIAS-Admin | Apr 3, 2020 | KCM, Partner & Project Blogs |
By Dr Geoff Mitchell, DIAS Pioneer Back in 2010, I found myself sitting next to a young man called Peter Sewakiryanga while on a plane returning from South Africa. It was a chance meeting that really was ‘meant to be’ because the airline made an error and I was seated...
by DIAS-Admin | Mar 20, 2020 | KCM, Partner & Project Blogs |
By Anne Mitchell, DIAS Pioneer The story of Rock Hill School is one of miracle after miracle. From chance meetings on planes, to the generosity of sponsors, the school now stands with 400+ students. It’s a story of slow but steady progress that has completely changed...
by Nicole Peck | Sep 9, 2019 | Bungoma, Explore Trip, KCM, Partner & Project Blogs |
By Milton Young My journey to Africa was one I’ll never forget. I saw Africa in all its beauty, but also its immense poverty. There are many people who will stay with me forever, but I can’t seem to get the face of a woman called Prossie out of my mind. We came across...
by Nicole Peck | Jul 22, 2019 | Milele Centre, Partner & Project Blogs |
While she was at school, she noticed some blood on her skirt. She didn’t know what was happening to her and she was too ashamed to say anything. A friend told her about a man who could get her some sanitary products, so she got some from him. When the next month came...
