Nov 11
Francesca ConlinEducation, Student Voices Concern, Education, Field Visit, Kenya, Livelihoods
Francesca visiting with students at Brilliant Academy in Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya
I walked down a dusty hill and into a small classroom constructed of sheet metal supported only by wooden branches. In the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, wide-eyed school children greeted me with a song and a dance. Their smiles jumped right out at me. As my eyes began to scope out the area I was in, I was astonished by the fact that such beautiful faces could be in such severe poverty.
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Oct 07
Sinead NaughtonPeople and Places, Voices from the Field Concern, Education, Field Visit, Kenya, Livelihoods
Women weaving mats from a Concern-supported livelihoods project in Kisumu, Kenya
From the moment our delegation from Concern, which included two high school students, myself, and a staff member, arrived at the Nairobi airport until our departure a week later, the word that rang the loudest was “community.” Our Kenya field visit trip provided me with a stronger understanding of that word than perhaps I have ever known.
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Aug 06
Sylvia WongPoverty, Voices from the Field Child Survival, Concern, Education, Field Visit, Livelihoods, Rwanda
The team in front of the Concern office in Kigali
In July 2010, I was part of a team of students, educators, and staff who went to Rwanda on a Concern field visit. The purpose of the trip was to learn firsthand about Concern’s work and to bring our experiences back to our schools and respective environments to inspire others to take part in fighting poverty.
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