Thursday, May 20, 2010Good News from Kenya -- Inspired by Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fundby Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO and Founder of Acumen FundThis blog is the first in a series by Jacqueline Novogratz in partnership with Africa.com. As Jacqueline and team head to Africa, they will be sending back stories of their amazing work to Africa.com's readers.
Our white van snaked through the now familiar streets of Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, to Mama Hamza’s community center for The Blue Sweater Challenge event. The day’s overcast sky had broken with a pounding, tropical rain and everything around us felt softer, a rosy kiss goodnight from the evening sky. We walked through the turquoise metal door to the courtyard and the first thing I saw was a table of books written by good friends — Seth Godin, Bill Easterly, Saj-Nicole Joni — behind which stood Chris, Gerry, Dickson, Herbert and Alex – five of the seven original organizers of The Blue Sweater bookclub, all of them from the slums of Nairobi. Kevin, the controller (and the first one to read the book and start a book club) was busy with Suraj Sudakhar, the remarkable Acumen Fellow who was responsible for making all of this happen.
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Our white van snaked through the now familiar streets of Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, to Mama Hamza’s community center for The Blue Sweater Challenge event. The day’s overcast sky had broken with a pounding, tropical rain and everything around us felt softer, a rosy kiss goodnight from the evening sky. We walked through the turquoise metal door to the courtyard and the first thing I saw was a table of books written by good friends — Seth Godin, Bill Easterly, Saj-Nicole Joni — behind which stood Chris, Gerry, Dickson, Herbert and Alex – five of the seven original organizers of The Blue Sweater bookclub, all of them from the slums of Nairobi. Kevin, the controller (and the first one to read the book and start a book club) was busy with Suraj Sudakhar, the remarkable Acumen Fellow who was responsible for making all of this happen.
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Friday, May 07, 2010Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: The Impact of Women For Women International's Program in Nigeriaby Women for Women International , Women for Women International is a non-profit organization that supports women in war-torn regions with financial and emotional aid, job-skills training, rights education and small business assistance so they can rebuild their lives. Nigeria is one of four African countries in which Women for Women International is currently working. The others are Rwanda, Congo and Sudan. In this first of a series of columns written for Africa.com, Nigeria’s Country Director Ngozi Uchenna Eze describes her work.
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Saturday, May 01, 2010Eyes of Africa: Brooklyn Photography Exhibit to Benefit AMREFby Africa.com Editorial Staff , Photographer Roger Hoit shows his work “Eyes of Africa” from Kenya and Tanzania in support of AMREF. Heard of the flying doctors? That's AMREF, or the African Medical and Research Foundation. But AMREF is so much, much more. Join us on May 7 at de Castellane Gallery in Brooklyn. All ticket sales benefit AMREF.
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