1. She is 24 years old and a Business Management Graduate
2. She is a full time volunteer with Nafisika trust, her family supports her. And she does not make any money at all from her efforts in prison.
3. She managed to get in touch with the former VP of Kenya and a fellow compatriot in prison reforms Hon. Moody Awori to strategize for a bigger and better reform programme starting 2010.
4. She was recently selected as the Kenyan delegate to the One young world conference in London from 8th to 10th February 2010.
5. She introduced a programme called Remote Parenting that offers prisoners the chance to interact and mingle with their families through fun days.
6. She recently helped an inmate; Joseph Gichuru, get back on his feet after his release after serving a two year term for cheque fraud. Joseph now wants to join Vickie on her mission to restore the dignity and self respect in inmates.
Quick Facts on Nafisika Trust;
1. Nafisika Trust is a registered organization under Kenyan law
2.It is made up of four volunteers with Linda Maruti as Vickie’s right hand person who assists in sourcing for donor support.
3.There are two key programmes that Nafisika Trust Offers; the Prison programme, called Second chance and The adult home school. The adult home school is centered on providing domestic workers with the necessary education they need to live and help achieve their goals and even restore their esteem. The adult home school programme currently has a 28 year old domestic worker who they have been teaching since March 19th 2009.
4. Nafisika plans to introduce a business class in 2010 in the prisons
5. It works with literate and highly educated prisoners as support staff to teach in classes as well as assisting in understanding the inmates needs better.
6. It works with a lesson plan and timetable and run classes from 2 to 4.30pm Monday through to Friday.
7. Nafisika uses the Kenyan educational curriculm;8-4-4. And has tailor made the curriculum to fit within the prisoner’s sentence and their interests.
If you’d like to know more or help Nafisika Trust out in any way, you can email nafisika@gmail.com
2 comments:
It's amazing that there are people out there showing concern for a 'neglected people'. Amazing!
Good Stuff Vickie am proud of you!!!!
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