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At the time, it was compulsory for post-high schoolers to join the National Youth Service (NYS). Mike shares the life lessons he learned during these 3 months.
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The late Dr. Geoffrey Griffin, founder, and director at #Starehe Boys Centre had a huge imprint on Mike's life, as did the institution itself. Here's the story of Mike's high school life.
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Mike reminisces on his family origins and upbringing in Ukambani, Kenya.
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Engineer Mike Mutungi (or as fondly referred to Triple M, is the CEO of I Choose Life Africa (#ICL) and is among the Top 100 Kenyans list of distinguished and well-achieved leaders in various fields …
In this final episode, Deborah discusses aspects about Dignitas' future: from shaping schools to shaping systems; as well as her own life and career projections. She closes with reflections on why le…
In this episode, Deborah speaks of the different challenges experienced during the pandemic and how these affected school leaders and learners. She shares how she navigated these as an education sect…
In this episode, Deborah explains the work of RELI-Africa and her role in it.
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In this epsiode, Deborah speaks of the expansion of impact by Dignitas Project through equipping school leaders and teachers, partnerships with governments and other stakeholders.
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How do you anticipate, plan for, and execute a smooth leadership transition in an organization? Deborah shares her experience and lessons.
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Becoming the Executive Director of Dignitas Project brought lots of lessons in leadership and management in a new organization and field. In this episode, Deborah shares this and more.
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Deborah reflects on the phases of the Dignitas Project - including the change management that was required to morph from operating at a foundational level to growth and scale while maintaining impact…
Deborah discusses the nudge and discomfort around the use of development to pursue justice in a system that also celebrates aid injustice.
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From the basis that living outside of family care can have serious implications for children’s development, Deborah Kimathi discusses how the work of Vision Africa (now Raising Futures Africa) would …
This episode features reflections on how to manage power imbalances with investors in development based on Vision Africa's lived experiences with a donor.
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#DeborahKimathi reflects on the shared experiences and complementarities that she and her future husband DJ Moz have had right from the onset of their relationship.
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#DeborahKimathi reminisces about her childhood and reflects on the wonderful family of origin that she's been blessed with, and how that foundation set her up for decisions later in life and career.
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Passionate about helping communities and in particular young people to shape their future, #DeborahKimathi joined her grandparents at Vision Africa, for which she later took the reins. In this episod…
Alongside studying divinity and traveling for missions, #DeborahKimathi started working from an early age – and in the process learning a lot of life lessons. She shares these and more in this episod…
Scottish-born Deborah Kimathi is the Executive Director at Dignitas Project, where she is empowering educators to transform their schools to become so children can thrive and succeed. A legitimate ch…
Having relocated to Malindi at the onset of the pandemic in 2020, #AlKags uses this season finale to reflect on the lessons he has learned as he lived, farmed, and worked with local communities.
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