It feels strange to be writing this blog after having returned home almost 2 months ago – just as the next set of PULSERs are getting ready to go out on their assignments! Nevertheless, I think it’s important to share my experiences with you all whilst it’s still fresh in my mind. Living in the […]
Author Archives: nrinderlotay
May
09
Amref Health Africa- Celebrates 60 years…
posted by nrinderlotay
Dear family and friends, It’s been a while since I last communicated with you and although I’m now back in the UK, I wanted to share with you some of the ups and downs of my last few weeks of my PULSE journey and little bit more about my NGO. There are genuine reasons […]
December
21
Bringing water to communities…..
posted by nrinderlotay
Hello readers. I thought I’d try and finish the 2nd part of my Kajiado ARP graduation blog before starting my Christmas vacation. This piece is about the Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) project. Where people don’t have access to clean water, life can be very harsh indeed. Although I’d experienced fairly basic conditions living in […]
December
18
ARP Graduation at Lenkisem….
posted by nrinderlotay
I wonder if after a while you become immune to your surroundings and stop noticing things around you. That’s how I was starting to feel and thinking I had nothing interesting to write about. Then, last week, I went on my first field trip to Kajiado county to an Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) graduation […]
November
27
Carol’s story…..
posted by nrinderlotay
Some stories that move you ….. There are some stories that move you and you want to share and raise awareness …….this is one such story with a happy ending – this is Carol’s story …. I was privileged to be invited to Amref’s fund raising golf tournament last Friday, ‘The Fistula Golf Challenge’ at […]
October
30
Coming to Kenya…..
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I wrote this blog couple of weeks ago but with the re-elections in Kenya last week, I didn’t get around to sharing it with you all! My first impressions of Kenya…. Despite arriving at 0500 hrs on Friday 29 Oct with little sleep, I was really looking forward to my ‘adventure’ with excitement and certain amount […]
September
26
Almost ready to fly and begin this incredible journey!
posted by nrinderlotay
It seems like a long time since I submitted my application and received confirmation of my match with Amref Health Africa, Head Quarters, Nairobi at the end of March 2017. When I heard of my match (Data Quality Advisor) in Kenya, I was thrilled to bits as this is one of several countries on my […]
