Surviving ‘In between jobs’
This book took me back to my own experiences of job loss, which like any one who has spent their career time in the NGO sector is more than once. I reflected about the three key times I lost my job and
Killing a god
They will come to you Son When the world Is at a precipice They will be desperate And you, Clueless Keep this wisdom That history grants you That when money’s power is at a zenith Tyrannical And they are unable to control
Reincarnations
My gods Look at me Like gelded phantoms From the ruins of their tombs As I supplicate to foreign gods And they serve me well Maybe better My deities toss and turn Trying to catch my attention Managing momentary accessibility In my
they cut off her wings right before she could fly
I could tell it was serious business by the way it was talked about in low tones. Rukiya was placed before the adults in the wide sitting room and she looked squeamish on the seats like she could fall over and disappear
SHE Leads at the heart of Kisumu’s resurgence
The mission was twofold: to galvanize girls and young women within civil society into harmonious, gender-conscious collective action and to amplify their influence by fostering positive social gender norms.