Monthly Archives: November 2009
Off to see the Wizard
My first official day of work was all about ‘introductions’. A formal letter of introduction was to be personally delivered to the District Commissioner (DC) informing him that I had arrived and would be working in the community. We could … Continue reading
Filed under Kenya, Local Government
A Kikuyu Welcome
I was greeted, off the matatu from Nairobi, by most of the 50 members of Vision Gardens, the Community Based Organisation I would be working with in Mukurwe-ini. Some had travelled many miles on foot to welcome me with their … Continue reading
Leaving the security of Nairobi?
It all became very real when Lucy, the VSO In Country Training (ICT) Co-ordinator, hugged me at the matatu in Nairobi saying, “You’ll be fine. Good luck”. That is the moment when I really started to question what the hell … Continue reading
