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Johnny Walker. Keep Walking.

Somewhere down the new Thika Road Super Highway, a large billboard spills into the faces of traffic jammed motorists. The photograph is that of an apparently well known Jazz maestro. The contours on his face betray a passing of the years; too many late nights in back street clubs coaxing …

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Giving Responsibly:

Responsible Giving is as Serious as making the income in the first place!

This is my fourth trip to Africa, and my longest. Although my husband and I are working on many projects, one of the most challenging initiatives over our eight months in Africa has been dispersing the Ignite …

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A New Lease on Life

By Maggie Gitau (Ignite Excellence Foundation Recipient)

 I grew up on an idyllic hill that was nestled between two rapid streams, each river less than a five minute skip and hop from our house. During high rains the streams could get so treacherous we learnt to treat them, any body …

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Esther Silamo, Randille, Kenya

Tertiary Education will give me a voice, where there is none

 

Education will give me the confidence, the knowledge and the vehicle to empower women in my community, who have been subjected to traditions that have suppressed them. I was raised in Northern Kenya, in a remote community where…

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