Tuesday, December 20, 2011
End year staff party
We held our end year party today. We ate and drank together as we looked back at the good times we have enjoyed in KTDP in the year 2011. The Adminisratin thanked the staffs for the great job they did in 2011 in spite of the many challenges we faced in 2011.
The staffs exchanged gifts. We were exited to recieve a christmas card and gift from Kjetil and Beatrice. All the staffs went home with a gift pack from KTDP and the staff welfare committee.
We wish all KTDP staffs and all our friends a MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Monday, December 19, 2011
End year staff semina
Today was the last day of the end year evaluation. We spent the morning session collecting the ideas of the staffs on the best way to improve the Social program (Life Transformation Project) which will be fully operational from January 2012. We were able to compare performance in past social projects and find ways we can integrate the good and also come up with new ideas for the new project .This was facilitated by George and Margaret.
The peak moment was the afternoon peer to peer evaluation session . It is one of the most beloved times here at KTDP where staffs are called upon to tell their peers what their strengths and weaknesses are. Since it is an open forum and done less officially, the staffs are able to freely and honestly point first the strengths and then areas that fellow staffs can improve in their jobs, this is however done within the limits set by the facilitator which today was Salome. Each staff was evaluated by his peers and we left feeling more empowered to make KTDP better next year.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Semina facilitators
End year staff semina
Yesterday was the first day of the KTDP end year staff semina.We had a good time and every staff participated.The seminar started with feedback from administration on the evaluation questionaires which sought to get how the staffs and the projects perfomed throughout the year.
After that we devided ourselves into groups where we discussed project performance at program level. Later on we reviewed personnel policies and guideline and we finished the day going through expected changes in 2012.
Social activities
As part of social activities,KTDP reach out to help families affected by tragedy.LTP,the social arm of KTDP visited the family of Catherine Wambua.On 10th December Catherine family was affected by a fire tragedy which detroyed their whole house and everything. LTP visited them with beddings ,foodstuffs and other items.It was a great boost to the family which has to start all over again as it was brought down to zero by the fire.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Preparation for end year evaluation seminar
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Vocational students advertise for next years intake
As the year comes to a close, Vocational training students and their teachers went for advertisement in the communinity. The porpuse of this activityis to inform the community about the courses and services we offer. It is also a time for the students to learn to interact with the community, sharpen their commmunication skills as they interact with different people and try to convince them why they should join our Training. The teachers were there to guide them as they walked around Kibera.
Most young people in Kibera are unskilled and unemployed, idleness leads to boredom, and many choose drugs and other ills to medicate their boredom. When young people such as KTDP voational training students go out and speak to them, they are able to challenge their peers to get some training and have hope that they too can make it.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Success Stories: Linet Kareha
When Linet Kareha came to KTDP in March 2009, she was working as a housegirl and seeking to find her place in society. .She enrolled and was taken for a one year course in Hairdressing and Beauty. During the training the teachers quickly recognised her leadership skills and made her a class prefect.
By the time she was finishing her course she was housed by a friend and desperate for a job. KTDP took her in as an intern where her skills continued to develop. In 2010 as a result of the growing number of students in the project she was employed as an assistant tutor. KTDP has continued to empower the community as well as its staffs.
Linet has been instrumental in the growth of Hairdressing and connects well with the young students . Many young girls in Kibera grow up in poverty and in trying to escape from such end up in early marriages. Some go as far as getting involved in prostitution. KTDP offers such young girls training which empowers them to maintain their dignity as human beings, seek employment or even start their own small businesses.
Linet is another example of the positive transformation your gift has brought in Kibera.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Success Stories: Charles Chola
This week we intend to look at how your donations to KTDP have impacted and changed the lives of the children and young people of Kibera. We will start with the story of Charles Chola.
Charles Chola finally graduated. He was among the three students who tied for the first position in Pre-Unit class. Charles came to KTDP in 2009 in a sorry state. He had been bitten by a snake and had a festering wound that was threatening his limbs and the rest of his body. His parents who live in Kibera could not afford to pay for a surgery which in total costs around 40,000shs. Charles had to sit on the side and watch the other children play because the wound kept getting worse.
Through KTDP, Charles underwent surgery at Kijabe Hospital where the doctors operated on his leg and made him an artificial shoe; he can now play with his friends and would often been seen playing football during play time. It was a great joy to see him receive his certificate and a present for being the top performing student in Pre-Unit. What would have turned out to be a tragic case of an amputated leg become a story of great triumph, and with such a determined heart and brilliant mind, Charles is destined for greatness in the future. We wish Charles the best as he goes on to class one.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Salon students
Monday, December 5, 2011
Social activities
Tailoring 2011 class farewell
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Sponsorship programme
Many parents in Kibera cannot afford to take their children to secondary and college. Many can’t even afford to take them to primary school. We will give parents the opportunity to fulfill their dreams for their children. We truly desire to help – even if it’s only a few.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Index
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