Changes at Kabondo Village on Nabuur
Mon, 2009/09/28 - 02:24 —
Hello Friends of Kabondo!
In recent months you may have noticed that I have not been as active on Nabuur. I have taken on more responsibility in my work as well as volunteer positions in Canada. However, I remain committed to Kabondo and seeing that things continue to move forward.
To achieve that, we are pleased to welcome Rebecca Devitt who will be sharing the the facilitation of Kabondo on Nabuur with myself and Eric. This will hopefully allow for more updates and ongoing discussion on Nabuur, and ultimately, more accomplishments in Kabondo.
Rebecca is from Melbourne, Australia and is currently working on a Masters degree in International Relations. She is passionate about human rights and poverty related issues.
I would like to extend a big welcome to Rebecca!
Changes at Kabondo on Nabuur
Aside from the addition of Rebecca as co-facilitator, over the next few months I anticipate a re-evaluation of the projects on Nabuur. Please check back often to provide your input and suggestions!
Microloan Funds Received
If you haven't already heard, $1200 was raised through GiveMeaning, a process that took nearly 2 years! The funds have now been received in Kabondo and the microloan program will begin soon. Eric is currently working with and learning from a women's group established in Nyakach, with James Omollo where they have had success with a similar project. Looking forward to know the outcome of this!
Regards,
Barb
Co-facilitator
Kabondo
Dear all at the Kabondo Village,
As Barb has mentioned above, my name is Rebecca Devitt and I am excited to be involved in co-facilitating the Kabondo project with Barb and Eric! I would like to introduce myself to you all. As mentioned above by Barb, I am from Melbourne, Australia and am currently completing a Masters degree in International Relations with a keen interest in human rights and poverty related issues.
I would like to extend my congratulations to Barb, Eric and the Kabondo team for their accomplishments so far on the project. In particular the raising of $1200 raised for the microloan project is a huge accomplishment so congratulations to all involved!
I am here to learn from you all about the project and help out in anyway I can so if you have any questions or suggestions you would like to share with me, please don't hesitate to email or message me.
I would like to extend a huge thanks to Barb, Eric and Romina for giving me this opportunity and I look forward to working with all of you to further this project and help the people of Kabondo.
Looking forward to meeting you all and working together!
Rebecca
Hello Rebecca,
Thank you very much for accepting this opportunity and the enthusiasm you have shown towards this assignment. The local representative of Nyakach village and some two of her beneficiaries will soon be visiting Kabondo to share experiences on their microloan project which is doing very well.After this meeting i will share here the next steps because we want the women to start benefiting from the loan by mid this month. So they will help us with advice, how they have managed to stick together, documentation among others.
Thanks and feel most welcome.
Eric