Since last update, the modules have been completed and on the ground work has kicked off!
In December, Dharnae travelled to Kenya and began consolidating our partnership with the Kenyan media college; Kenya Institute for Mass Communication (KIMC). Following a meeting Beth, one of the senior students, it was decided that 10 female students would participate in the training workshops and write the first edition of the magazine.
At the moment Ally is in Kenya continuing the ground work. The module workshops are scheduled to be held between 25th - 31st January with article writing to commence following this. An editorial team is also being formed consisting of Belinda; a development consultant in Kenya, a lecturer from KIMC, Beth; a student from KIMC, Wambua; a GAPS Kenya representative and Ally; a GAPS Australia representative to overlook the editing phase of the newsletter and select the articles for each edition.
The magazine's distribution has slightly altered since work in Kenya has commenced. To ensure that the magazine is reaching the desired audience and thus having the greatest impact we are initially targeting two rural girls secondary schools. These schools, one of which is Moi Girls Secondary School in Maasailand, have approximately 600 students from 14-20 years of age who come from various parts of Kenya and have sufficient knowledge of both English and Kiswahili. A brief presentation will be given to the secondary school girls prior to the magazine's distribution in order to present the project and establish a more personal rapport with the students and school community. The newsletter will also, as originally planned, be distributed to local NGO's, health centres and orphanages within the Ngong community.
We hope that by altering our initial plan the newsletter will target the desired social groups, allow us to easily receive feedback and potentially create a model that can then be applied to other parts of Kenya for the magazine's expansion.
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