Appreciation

thanks for the efficient and effective means that you hve adopted to reach us, which provides a room for interaction.
we look forward to use this facility towards accomplishment of NAYD objectives.

Cheers!

Youth Services America - Kaudo Vincent

Country Partner Orientation Packet

February 10, 2012
Greetings Vincent,

Congratulations to the Network of African Youths for Development, on your selection as a Global Youth Service Day 2012 Country Partner for Kenya. We welcome you as an official partner of the world’s largest celebration of young volunteers. As a Country Partner, you are a key player in the promotion and success of Global Youth Service Day! Over the years, millions of youth have participated in Global Youth Service Day across the world and together, with the leadership of organizations such as yours, they have organized thousands of volunteer projects that benefit their communities. 

Through the Eyes of Children - by David Njihia (Kenya), Mama C (Tanzania) and Laced Sisters(Tanzania)

This poem 'Through the eyes of Children' was inspired by months of working with the kids of Leaders Of Tommorow Children's Home- Arusha, Tanzania. 

Play the Music

This poem

 Is dedicated to all children

And to all who believe

That the future of our continent Africa

Need to be invested in education of her children

Africa

Through the eyes

Africa

Through the eyes of Children

Africa

Through the eyes of children Africa, I see love

Through the eyes of children Africa, I see love

I see love

Through the eyes of Children, I see hope and determination

Through the eyes of Children, I see a call for collective action

I see no tribal fights; I see respect for human rights

Through the eyes of Children, I see no tribal fights

Through the eyes of Children, I see respect of human rights

I see desire to make a change; desire

Through the eyes of Children, I see a desire to make a change

Through the eyes of Children, I see a desire to be the change

I see a future so bright, so bright

Through the eyes of Children, I see the future so bright

 Through the eyes of Children I see a chance to make it right

Through the eyes of children Africa I see love

Through the eyes of children Africa I see love

I see love

Through the eyes of Children I see simplicity in life’s complexity

Through the eyes of Children I see beauty in diversity

I see no slaves of money, are living in harmony

Through the eyes of Children, I see no slaves of money

Through the eyes of Children, I see you and I live in harmony

Through the eyes of Watoto, leaders of tomorrow

And I maintain that empowerment through all is real

It can heal the most broken spirit, consonance spirit of blossom

They are imagining,

So we gonna catch them when they are young yo

Catch them while their minds are still fresh

And open the possibilities

Catch them before those questing stabs of failure and frustrations

Constant frictions of life disappointments

Split open and rip apart those layers of hope and joy and determination

That are theirs and our own life birth rights

So we gonna catch them when they are young yo

Then through their own confidence

They will learn the power of love

They will learn that violence against another

Is a blow against one himself

Though the confidence that we instill in them

Through our own example

The will learn compassion

And they will learn to heal the planet

Through the eyes of children Africa I see love

Through the eyes of children Africa I see love

3rd Emerging Leaders Summit

The World Youth Alliance Africa invites youth leaders from across Kenya for the 3rd EMERGING LEADERS SUMMIT- a National Youth gathering on the 25^th of February 2012 at Ufungamano House in Nairobi.

The theme for this year’s summit is Kenyan youth: A force for economic development and change.

In the last election in Kenya, young people were used to cause mayhem, destroy property and kill fellow Kenyan’s by politicians. The aim of this year’s summit is to educate the youth leaders on responsible citizenship, importance of life, peace and to engage political leaders on issue based discussion on how we can move Kenya forward.

There will be a series of speeches, lectures from experts on matters of electioneering, good governance, peace and development and group discussions among the youth.

To confirm attendance contact Eddy Ombagi: eddie.wyaa@gmail.com  or call World Youth Alliance Africa office on 020250 86 26.

All are welcome.

A good message

THE SAME HAND THAT MADE THE UNIVERSE HOLDS YOU. When storms arise against you, THE HAND OF THE LORD WILL PUSH THEM back. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Don’t be scared of the fearsome battle. HE WILL HELP YOU. By His hand, YOU WILL PREVAIL. He has engraved your name in the palm of His hand. TRUST HIM. LEAN ON HIS EVERLASTING ARMS. Don’t panic. You’re safe in God’s hands. Trust Him. YOU WILL NOT FALL!!!

Isn't this wonderful to know

WHEN HEAVEN SEEMS SILENT…
“the point of prayer is to get God’s will accomplished on earth not man’s will accomplished in heaven.”
...my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness
2 Cor 12:9
Treat trials as a gift from God.
Gifts bring joy. James 1:2 – “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials knowing this, that the trying of your faith produces patience.
Gifts come from people who love you.Remember what God has already said.
When God doesn’t seem to be saying anything, rest your confidence on what God has already said!

A message on leadership and management

1. Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.
2. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because she wants to do it. You are the leaders may I be of service. Vote me in.
3. A leader is a dealer in hope.
4. May you delegate me the work to me because delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.
5. Let us NOT wait; the time will never be ‘just right’.  Let us start where we stand and work together with whatever tools we have at our command, and better solutions will be found as we go along.
6. Though powerful medicines be nauseous to the taste, they are good for the disease; though candid advice may be unpleasant to hear, it is profitable for ones conduct. We must guard jealously the values we hold close at heart as we dispense our duty of protecting the truth.
7. If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values (in our profession) that all reality hinges on moral foundations together.

Invitation to NAYD Kenya members

An invitation has been sent to the first 100 NAYD Kenya members to become BLOG authors for their new country page. If you accept (and it has to be a gmail account) then you will be able to upload photos, articles, notices and anything else that you think is relevant to youth-led sustainable development in Kenya. It will be viewed by others on THIS side of the BLOG. Anyone can leave a comment by clicking on 'comments' at the bottom of each BLOG.

ANYONE can leave messages on the chatline on the RIGHT side of the BLOG. Use the chatline to hold chats and meetings with fellow Kenyans.


To add content, sign in using your gmail account at the top right, and then click on 'New Post'

IVPCA workshop 2011

IVPCA Handbook

IVPCA is writing a Handbook that would contain a set of recommended professional and youth-proposed tools for every day reference. In order to achieve the mission of this task and to promote inclusiveness we hereby invite articles, opinions and/or papers from youths for inclusion in the handbook. http://www.nayd.org/PDF/IVPCA-handbook%20articles.pdf