9 Days to the August Congress - a bit of Self Help Readings
John W. Muthee
Good morning,
Attached find 2 readings which are meant for everyone on Innovations that Change and Transform Societies;
Ø Kiva and the Birth of Person to Person Microfinance – Matt Flannery – Founder of Kiva - a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. Since Kiva was founded in 2005 – It has lent to 601,666 customers a total of US Dollars 231 million (Ksh. 21 billion) with a 99% repayment rate
Ø Kick Start – Income is Development – Martin Fisher – Founder of Kick Start – A not-for-profit NGO that works with farmers in Kenya to improve and mechanize their irrigation systems.
Further there are an additional 10 readings specifically to the following groups and their leaders on various individuals of historical interest/topics (plus any other interested scholars, of course)
Ø Eleanor Roosevelt – Team A (the Potentials) led by Mitchel Opaka
Ø 17 Principles of Personal Achievement – Napoleon Hill – Team B (Frontier Stars) led by Saddam Issack
Ø Martin Luther – Team C (Kazi Kazi) led by Rachel Njeri
Ø Power and Influence – Collin Powell – Team D (Success Pioneers) led by Nicholus Munywoki
Ø Women of Influence – Team E which is Nameless and Dormant at the same time (let us call the team ‘Dormant’) led by David Edung
Ø The Law of Accumulation – Team F (Team Spark) led by Sylvia Mosiany
Ø Profiles in Greatness – Benjamin Franklin – Team G (Change Masters) led by Faith June Napwora
Ø Career Success begins with Leadership – Team H led by Onesmum Mongare (what was the name of your group?)
Ø Your Personal Best – From Homeless to Harvard – Team I (Pambazuko) led by Simeon Kamunde and his great assistants
Ø Albert Einstein – Team J – Also called the Smurfs – Led by Dr. Benson Chuma (this team is beyond dormant – more of an overdrawn account that is dormant and has no images and signatures at the same time
Kindly note that your group should start working on their presentation material (deadline Monday the 1st of August at 08.00 am) in Microsoft Word and together work on great power point presentations across the week (Some groups can also have oral narratives, poetry, dramatizations – whatever it will take to pass a great message along)
Have a good day,
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