Comments on: Meetings with Remarkable Women http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250 duncan green poverty to power oxfam development Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:05:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Duncan http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-101306 Duncan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:04:15 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-101306 Check out http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/countries/kenya.html Sarah Check out http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/countries/kenya.html Sarah

]]> By: Sarah Hulme http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-101297 Sarah Hulme Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:28:16 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-101297 Duncan, I'd also be really keen to hear about any Oxfam Kenya programmes - I'd like to recommend a Kenyan woman I know who is similarly inspirational and being put up as an MP by her own people in the elections... Duncan, I’d also be really keen to hear about any Oxfam Kenya programmes – I’d like to recommend a Kenyan woman I know who is similarly inspirational and being put up as an MP by her own people in the elections…

]]> By: Kate Maple http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-101264 Kate Maple Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:50:56 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-101264 Thank you, it is great to hear such positive stories - women have such a vital role to play and each individual story is a step in the right direction Thank you, it is great to hear such positive stories – women have such a vital role to play and each individual story is a step in the right direction

]]> By: Ken Smith http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-101246 Ken Smith Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30:14 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-101246 I'm interested to know if there is any evidence for any gender difference in this type of developing of individuals ? Haven't bright boys from villages been taken to be western educated to be teachers, doctors, lawyers , generals etc since Victorian times with questionable results for everybody else ? I’m interested to know if there is any evidence for any gender difference in this type of developing of individuals ? Haven’t bright boys from villages been taken to be western educated to be teachers, doctors, lawyers , generals etc since Victorian times with questionable results for everybody else ?

]]> By: Duncan http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-100934 Duncan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:18:30 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-100934 I'm pretty sure we do, Katie, but will try and get someone from the Kenya programme to answer properly I’m pretty sure we do, Katie, but will try and get someone from the Kenya programme to answer properly

]]> By: Katie Boswell http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250&cpage=1#comment-100918 Katie Boswell Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:27:38 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=8250#comment-100918 Hi Duncan, Interesting piece - three remarkable women indeed! The question that struck me at the end of the piece was whether Oxfam had any programs in Kenya that directly aim to empower the next generation of female leaders? These women have very interesting personal stories but where are the next female leaders coming from? For example, the Kenyan NGO Akili Dada (www.akilidada.org) has a great model to tackle this question. It acts as a leadership incubator for high-achieving young women from underprivileged backgrounds, empowering them through scholarships, mentoring, leadership development and community service. I should declare an interest - my organization One World Children's Fund supports Akili Dada and I find their work to be hugely inspiring. I would be interested to know if Oxfam is doing anything similar in Kenya. Best wishes, Katie Hi Duncan,

Interesting piece – three remarkable women indeed!

The question that struck me at the end of the piece was whether Oxfam had any programs in Kenya that directly aim to empower the next generation of female leaders? These women have very interesting personal stories but where are the next female leaders coming from?

For example, the Kenyan NGO Akili Dada (www.akilidada.org) has a great model to tackle this question. It acts as a leadership incubator for high-achieving young women from underprivileged backgrounds, empowering them through scholarships, mentoring, leadership development and community service.

I should declare an interest – my organization One World Children’s Fund supports Akili Dada and I find their work to be hugely inspiring.

I would be interested to know if Oxfam is doing anything similar in Kenya.

Best wishes,
Katie

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