Karibu Kenya !

Habari ! Hello ! 

After a month of settling in and getting our marks around, we would now like to kick off a new era for the blog by introducing ourselves !

We are Linda and Marine, volunteers working with Mondo and Wefoco in Shianda, Kenya, under ECHO’s initiative EU Aid Volunteers. 

Let us present ourselves : 

“ Hi, I’m Marine, French teacher and education specialist, currently working as education and awareness raising officer in Shianda and it’s surroundings. My mission has several angles, such as advocating for girl and disabled child education within communities and working with schools by supporting the teaching staff, with trainings and workshops on teaching methods or pedagogical development, as well as creating a child-friendly school environment. I’m also helping monitor Mondo’s Child Support program, by ensuring swift transition from one school year to the next, following up on children and families. 

In my free time I love travelling and photography (which is why I’m so happy to be in Kenya, two of my favorite things combined : new culture and amazing landscapes !)" 

"Hi, I’m Linda from Budapest, Hungary, working as a Community-based development coordinator at WEFOCO, in Shianda village. The organization is working together with almost 30 women groups who are living in deeply rural areas and generally lack access to education, information and job opportunities. My main task is to observe the group members on-going projects, goals and challenges to be able to define areas of improvement, and assist in strengthening their skills and abilities in income-generating activities. 

I was working in the humanitarian sector before my deployment but since I was sitting in a headquarter in Europe, I am really enthusiastic about being able to work in the field together with the local community."

And that’s all for now folks ! Stay tuned for more Kenyan adventures !

Kwa Heri !