 OGRA's youth outreach partner, Lagnet Cric Kiswahili word of the week: kesho. Kesho means tomorrow. The essence of this word sums up a noticeable difference between African and Western cultures. In Kenya, people talk about African and Mzungu time. In Africa Time, 10 minutes can range from 2 minutes to 6 hours. On the other hand, Mzungu Time (literally white man time), 10 minutes is 10 minutes. I knew about and prepared myself for African Time before arriving to Kenya. Over the course of the last 4 months, I have been culturally aware, flexible, and patient of African Time. The last 3 weeks, with limited time left in Kenya, and so much to accomplish before I leave, I no longer have the patience with African Time. Please click "read more" on the bottom right to see the rest of the blog. I have many things to accomplish with my last few weeks here. I am wrapping up my work at OGRA Foundation, which includes writing anther concept note, developing, leading and facilitating a Strategic Plan retreat, as well as my school responsibilities. I have two more assignments left, a write up on the retreat I lead, and a case study on OGRA Foundation. I am feeling the crunch, and anticipate many long days at work and many late nights researching, studying and working on completing my degree. Last week I had the opportunity to visit OGRA Foundation’s partner, Lagnet Cric. Lagnet Cric is a community based organization (CBO), whose goal is to “Rescue Our Generation, By Putting Youth First.” Lagnet Cric began as a youth-based theater company. Their organization now has a library that provides youth-friendly information on reproductive health and community outreach theater. They're doing great things in the community. |  Lagnet Cric Reading Rooms  Lagnet Cric's Director  Lagnet Cric's Theater Director  Fredah and the ICT Program Manager |
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