The ABCs has furloughed our rural educators until further notice, with full pay and health benefits. In the meantime, the ABCs has pivoted to responding to the COVID-19 crisis by commissioning 2-layer cotton washable and reusable face masks.
Starkids Academy and Rescue Center, in Kiambu just outside the Nairobi city limits – what a literal lifesaver for some of those kids, and what an inspiring founder and principal! We were brought here by African Children's Haven, who support Starkids Academy.
Phylis Nasubo Magina was chosen by producer Alexandra Solomon to be interviewed live by the Worldview radio program on Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ 91.5.
Genevieve Lamond, co-founder of Wamumbi Orphan Care, arranged for us to have dinner with Ken and David, two youth-focused activists who will participate in the workshop The ABCs will be running for Wamumbi in a few weeks in Murang'a County.
Managing Director Phylis Magina and I had a lunch meeting with Betty Adera, Director of The Hope Program of CHF International, Kenya.
Phylis presented our social enterprise pitch at the Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University in March.
Welcome to our new website – this is my first blog post – and I’ll be updating as I travel in Kenya for the next few months.My husband Bob is coming with me for the first time, and will spend three weeks meeting the people I’ve been working with for a decade. Very exciting!