Community Transformation: Virtues Project in Kenya

Virtues and Community Development Activities are Flourishing in Kakamega County!

Our activities are ongoing with our community groups, at our community center, and with the university.

We are pleased to report that the Police Children Protection Unit remains friendly. Parents are more comfortable with how they handle cases of their children at the station thanks to what officers learned through virtues workshops.  

COMMUNITY GROUP ACTIVITIES

We went to Mwiyenga Primary School to share virtues and launch a poultry structure for the Courage group. The structure will house 100 birds.  Groups are continuing to raise funds for the build to be completed.

COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIVITIES

• We continue to carry out our unique guiding and counseling services to the community using the Five Strategies of The Virtues Project.  There is a lot of strength found in the Virtues Cards as we do Virtues Picks and use the cards at different stages of the sessions.
• In October, we held a virtues workshop for small scale business people from Kakamega town.
• In November, we held a refresher, attended by 20 representatives from our Virtues trained groups. The session was full of joyfulness and unity. Group members resolved to support group members when challenged with joys, sorrow and other social circumstances. They carried out social passionate game and raised some money to help Uwezo Service Group for an income generating project.
• We have paid three months rent for the center

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MMUST) ACTIVITY

In October, we met with several key MMUST staff to advance a community development project with them. In attendance were the Community Liaison Officer, Principal Researcher for Mushroom & Spirulina Research, a volunteer student from Department of Nutrition Science, and a Community Resource Centre staff.  Along with virtues, discussion topics included:  Nutrition Education in the community for better health, livelihoods, and peaceful life; with a goal to train at least 25 community members. These activities may be held at their Centre for African Medicine and Nutritional Flora and Fauna (CAMNFF), adding more value and commitment to our Virtues groups.

Thanks to your generosity we have been able to accomplish many activities.  We greatly appreciate your continued support to keep our community center open and fund our group activities in Kakamega County. Your support is strengthening our community on all levels and the virtues are now spreading to nearby counties!

Links:

• Five Strategies of The Virtues Project
• Virtues Pick