Success Story:Carol and Leah

Last week we were exited to visit two of our students who have set up a business after completing  their studies. Carol and Leah who have been students at KTDP Hairdressing school successfully completed their course on March 2012.

Carol had done the 6 months Hairdressing and 3 months beauty course, and her partner Leah had completed the 6 months hairdressing course. After the completion of their studies, they partnered together to start a Salon in the stalls at Kenyatta Market.

Kenyatta market is located near Kibera slums. The market is famous for its Nyama Choma(grilled meat),   hair salons and market stalls. It was a joy to see the lives of these young ladies transformed from being unskilled timid girls to self reliant people. While the Beauty industry in Kenya still does well and qualified people can find jobs,  we believe that setting up their own businesses gives better returns to these youth from Kibera and gives them the ability to become agents of the Transformation they encounter in KTDP  by creating jobs for other youths  from the slums.

We wish them the best and also take this opportunity to thank you for your support as you have contributed to the betterment of their lives.

Success Story: Vivian Kagoni completes her college.

 Vivian Kagoni smiles. It is a dream come true for the 21 year old.When she finished her secondary education she did not know how she could continue in her studies as her parents have  two other siblings they are educating. KTDP came to her rescue and under the sponsorship program paid  her college fees.

KTDP came to her rescue and sponsored her for college. She says" i had lost hope in pursuing higher education until the time you came in and gave me a smile by funding my studies, you gave me the chance to pursue the career that im so passionate about. Its hard to verbally express what im feeling,  but i know that it was through your assistance i saw the light at the end of the tunnel"

To KTDP she has this to say' " It  has been a pleasure to meet you. You own a large part of my heart. You have given me care, love and shown deep concern for me as an individual and also as a student. I feel your investment in me was worthwhile as i am now in a position to assist my family and also fulfill my development goals."

Vivian graduated with a diploma in hotel and catering management from Nairobi Aviation College. She hopes to join  the hotel industry and live out her dream.

Vocational Training

    We have been holding open forums for our Vocational Training students for the past week. On Friday our students were treated with a video show on the effects of Aids and other  STD'S.

    Later on the students held a discussion with the facilitators and responded to the film. The video shows are an effective way to communicate with the students as the graphical images are more likely to stick with them as opposed to oral presentations. We liaise  with other organizations to equip the students with life skills and knowledge.

    Our vision as an organization is 'transformation through you'. One of the ways we have been doing his is by providing training to young people. We hope that these trainings shall have a positive impact on lives of these young people, and that they too shall impact the society because of the change within them.

Vocational meeting parents meeting.

We held a meeting for the Vocational Training parents. We discussed many issues affecting our students and ways to improve our performance in the remaining part of the year.  The parents were positive on the progress we have achieved so far and offered us suggestions that  we will be working on in the course of the year.

The forum also helped us to know each other better. We hope  to come up with committee that will
help us work together with the community at large.

Academy Project holds a parents meeting

   Today, Academy project held a parents meeting. The teachers discussed the progress of the school so far, the challenges faced during the first half of this term, and laid out the activities for the remaining part of the term.

    The parents raised concerns on the recent changes introduced by the ministry and discussed the way forward for the school.
  The parents meetings are important forums for measuring the progress of the projects, and for us to receive feedback from the community. These  views are taken into account in the medium and long term plans of KTDP. We are happy that the community has been actively been involved in giving their input to the  program.

Its Friday

Friday is a special day for us. We usually take a break from  normal classroom learning to have fun and learn other things besides classwork. This week,   the Vocational Training students received visitors from MSF who facilitated a discussion on  HIV and Aids and the dangers of STI's.  The students usually enjoy this non formal sessions as they are able to discuss freely and have fun as they learn.

Meanwhile Academy students put on track suits and have fun time playing. Here they pose for a photograph before the session begins.

Sponsorship program takes up one more student.

    Francis Paul is one of our  computer class graduates. He has been an assistant tutor at the K.T.D.P computer school for the last 6 months. Besides computers, Francis is interested in the accounting profession. Through L.T.P( Life Transformation Project). Francis is to be sponsored for CPA( Certified Public Accountant) at Strathmore University from July 2012.This will be a large leap towards his dream. 

 


   L.T.P is the social arm of K.T.D.P. The main areas of its operations are followup, social awareness, guidance and counseling, and sponsorship.

    Most young people in urban slums like Kibera  are not able to further their studies after Primary school. Those who are lucky enough to finish their secondary education re unable to attain higher learning as it is even more expensive.So they engage in social vices like prostitution, get caught up in early marriages or  even join gangs.

      K.T.D.P is proud to be involved in developing the human resource capacity of its staffs and the community at large. We believe that Education is the best investment that any organization can offer to a community. We hope that the sponsorship program shall continue to increase both in quality and the number of people we are able to help.

Tailoring Project

Tailoring students are very happy now that their machines were given thorough repair and maintenance. Now each one of them can have a machine to do their practice without any problem. By now they have gained enough knowledge and they are now using real materials for their practice lessons rather than brown papers. When the students are new,they start their practices using brown papers and when the trainer see the students have good knowledge and skills they start practising using materials. This prepare them for the real work when they are through with the course.

more students under sponsorship program

Joshua Mua is another new students taken under KTDP Sponsorship Program. Joshua is in class 8 and therefore preparing for his final exams in primary level. Joshua has been a good student in his primary and we believe he is going to perfom well in his final exams so he get himself a place in secondary level.

Doreen will be boarding in university premises so that she can get all the time she need to read and so we hope she is going to do better in her school. We wish her well as she start on this janey