Using the power of soccer to fight HIV/AIDS

Teachers and parents affiliated with VAP programs from all the corners of Nairobi were invited by VAP coaches, peer educators and volunteers to come and share their views on VAP programs. Led by the able leadership of the charismatic, senior and master coach Everlyne who possess a community role model status,the parents and teachers were taken through all VAP programs including the economic empowerment facets within VAP.Each and every head of VAP department had time to narrate the way they do their programs and the support that they would expect from teachers and parents. The parents too had an opportunity to ask questions and add input towards strengthening the programs. “My 14 year old daughter can make her own informed decision with less of my commands, thanks to VAP coaches.” Said Mariam.The teachers and parents agreed to work and support the work that's is deliverred by VAP coaches towards enhancing the lives of children in the communities.

Egmont Parner Meeting

Five organizations affiliated to Egmont Trust converged at the shores of Mt.Kenya in Nanyuki for the first substantive meeting of partners. The aim of the meeting was to create a networking platform for the partners to know each other (face to face) and make a discussion focusing on: specific programming best practices, evaluating real impact and peer learning/evaluation processes, closer communication with other partners and beyond, focusing on local and international current key drivers that have an influence either economically, politically and socially as well as learning on Egmont reporting system that could as well be used for internal monitoring. The five organizations with a diverse approach of community programming had to take home a basket full of knowledge gained from a spectrum of program implementations and evaluations from each other and a way forward to keep the spirit of the forum burning.