What is Project Amani (PA)?
Project Amani (PA), is a peace, healing and reconciliation initiative conceived and forwarded by the Kenyans for Change (K4C) Youth Group in Kenya – Youths 4 Kenya (Y4K) - for the people of Kenya. It is a proactive cause that will mobilize the ordinary wananchi (citizens) to be part and parcel of national healing and transformation.
- - “As We Forgive Video” based on Rwandan Genocide,
- - Special guest speakers,
- - Town-hall style Q&A session,
- - Opportunity to sign the peace-pledge and,
- - Opportunity to donate to the change agents in Kenya to cover all the corners of Kenya with the message of PEACE.
- - Donations via this eventsbrite link towards PA efforts will remain available through June 30th, 2010. [Click here to donate - http://pashowcasing.eventbrite.com]
The Peace Concert, will be held, June 13th, in Saugus, MA (Click here for details – http://projectamani.eventbrite.com)
Without peace – nothing that we achieve as individuals or groups can be considered sustainable development. If Kenya adopts a pattern of death and destruction every election cycle – then investing in our nation will be vanity. We must have PEACE for PROSPERITY.
| DAY 1 : Saturday, June 12th 2010 |
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| What: | “Project Amani (PA) Showcasing and Fundraiser” |
| Date: | Saturday, June 12th 2010 |
| Time: | 4:00p.m – 10:00p.m |
| Location: | Rapture Harvest Mission Intl. Church |
| 33 West Water Street, Wakefied, MA | |
| Registration: | Online donations (available through June 30th) and registration via eventbrite link |
| click here – http://pashowcasing.eventbrite.com (online fee applies) | |
| DAY 2: Sunday, June 13th 2010 |
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| What: | “Project Amani (PA) Fundraising Concert” | |
| Date: | Sunday, June 13th 2010 | |
| Time: | 5:00p.m – 1:00a.m | |
| Location: | Maddy’s Lounge | |
| 1639 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906 | ||
| Tickets: | $20 http://projectamani.eventbrite.com (online fee applies) | |
On my own behalf and that of the HLC team, I say thumbs up to Robert Omondi Owera, Kimojino Lemayian, Jane Munga, Hebron Mosomi and the entire Massachusetts/DLC crew for putting this together. I will remember to brief my colleagues at HLC Division on Saturday, 29th May 2010 on this wonderful development: Fundraising Concert for PA…keep up the excellent work and PAMOJA!!