DukeEngage prepares for Kenya
In only two days, fifteen of us are about to take on one of the biggest adventures of our lives (at least that's how I see) and do development in Kakamega, Kenya. I am sure that all my co-engagers are packing as furiously as I am, so I just wanted to take a little break to inform everyone what we are going to do there.
Partnering with DukeEngage, the Foundation for Sustainable Development has seven overlapping development subjects: health, environment, youth and education, microfinance, women's empowerment, and human rights. I myself will be in microfinance, working with local residents to both learn how to operate a small business and then obtain a grant to establish it. More will come on this, as we will be in the field very soon.
I am also setting up a separate blog at http://kakamegafsd.wordpress.com , where all the members will be able to post. If the adresses