The stigma associated with congenital birth defects has long been present in this region and more specifically, here in Kenya. The result has been a flawed negative perception, and in some instances, sub-par humanization of the affected children. In our deliberations on how to address this status quo, The Bold One Out movement began.
Read MoreTwo years back, I founded my own social entrepreneurial venture known as the Play and Shine Foundation and set out to promote sports at a grassroots level. The education curriculum designed for underprivileged children as a part of the basic education program lacks a holistic approach, with a lack of emphasis on aspects such as skill development and engaging in sports. This motivated me to start the initiative, by which I can impart value sport education to children and encourage them to take up sports. Sports has the power to look beyond boundaries and discrimination, and to unite people to drive a positive social change in their local community.
Read MoreI got this idea one day when I was being driven to school. It was like any other day but it was rainy, kids were clutching their books and running to school and the reality of poverty and affluence living side-by-side hit me. If my books got wet, I would just get others, but these children didn't have that privilege. I wanted a way to give them some of the resources that I had readily available, so I started out just trying to give as much extra stationery and books as I had available.
Read MoreI come from Cameroon, where we have very talented children and it is unfortunate that most of our children suffer from low self esteem issues which affects their personal development and leads to failure to thrive syndrome, poor social skills, problems in school and being afraid to try new things. Being successful professionally at my young age, the only way to give back to my community was to use my creativity to add value to young boys and girls, to develop their self esteem and talent through creativity. My daughter’s self esteem issues was also a great motivating factor to [start doing something] through the Elevate Esteem program.
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