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1. AMWIK's programme receives support from the local administration in Kiambu
The visits to community groups and schools were awe some! An outstanding spotlight story was the pledge by an assistance chief to support the initiative. AMWIK was making a round of its programme introduction to schools and community groups in Kiambu. During one of the meetings with a community group, the assistance chief who had offered his office to be a meeting point for one of the groups pledged to support the awareness creation effort by setting aside 20 minutes for a listening session during the chief’s barazas held within his location. In addition, he promised government support, and to work with the DCLC to ensure that identified working children were enrolled in school and to deal with irresponsible parents whose behaviuor pushed their children to child labour. The administrator expressed interest in joining the group ‘undergoing training on facilitation so as to understand the concept and he was invited for the facilators' workshop which he attended and even made a brief presentation on the role of the administration in the campaign against child labour.
2. The Power of Localised Communication for Development
One argument that I put forward as a rational requesting for the support of this programme was that an empowered and informed community has the ability to mobilise its ‘limited’ resources and support each other. Last Christmas, 25 Dec. 2006, a community group from one of the coffee plantation in Kiambu organised a memorable event. Two days earlier, AMWIK had received a telephone call from the group leader of the community listening group moderator inviting us to a function where the group was meeting orphans and children from very poor families. We readily accepted the invitation though it was to fall on the Christmas day.
Children enjoying a dish of pilau during the event organised by one of the community radio listening groups on Christmas day
The Coordinator, Pamela Mburia was to represent AMWIK at the function. Christmas day in the afternoon, the Coordinator joined the group in their meeting place in one of the coffee estate quarters. Gathered were twenty two children and a crowd of about fifty community members. There was a small party and “pilau” a local rice delicacy had been prepared! The community group had actually prepared to feed the children on this day and donated clothes and some cash to support the children. AMWIK donated food stuffs and cash donation of Kshs5, 000 in support of the initiative.
*Photo*Some of the community members at the function
The visits to community groups and schools were awe some! An outstanding spotlight story was the pledge by an assistance chief to support the initiative. AMWIK was making a round of its programme introduction to schools and community groups in Kiambu. During one of the meetings with a community group, the assistance chief who had offered his office to be a meeting point for one of the groups pledged to support the awareness creation effort by setting aside 20 minutes for a listening session during the chief’s barazas held within his location. In addition, he promised government support, and to work with the DCLC to ensure that identified working children were enrolled in school and to deal with irresponsible parents whose behaviuor pushed their children to child labour. The administrator expressed interest in joining the group ‘undergoing training on facilitation so as to understand the concept and he was invited for the facilators' workshop which he attended and even made a brief presentation on the role of the administration in the campaign against child labour.
2. The Power of Localised Communication for Development
One argument that I put forward as a rational requesting for the support of this programme was that an empowered and informed community has the ability to mobilise its ‘limited’ resources and support each other. Last Christmas, 25 Dec. 2006, a community group from one of the coffee plantation in Kiambu organised a memorable event. Two days earlier, AMWIK had received a telephone call from the group leader of the community listening group moderator inviting us to a function where the group was meeting orphans and children from very poor families. We readily accepted the invitation though it was to fall on the Christmas day.
Children enjoying a dish of pilau during the event organised by one of the community radio listening groups on Christmas dayThe Coordinator, Pamela Mburia was to represent AMWIK at the function. Christmas day in the afternoon, the Coordinator joined the group in their meeting place in one of the coffee estate quarters. Gathered were twenty two children and a crowd of about fifty community members. There was a small party and “pilau” a local rice delicacy had been prepared! The community group had actually prepared to feed the children on this day and donated clothes and some cash to support the children. AMWIK donated food stuffs and cash donation of Kshs5, 000 in support of the initiative.
*Photo*Some of the community members at the function