I couldn’t blog this weekend because the group went to Hell’s Gate national park for our mid-term retreat. Actually it was more of a 2/3 retreat. In any case, I think we all badly needed that trip. It was great to get away from Kakamega and our work and just have fun – live it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Emergency Responsiveness’
3 Weeks Left
Posted: June 30, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Angie, Arjun Khanna, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Health, Health Policy, Hell's Gate, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
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Grant Review, part 1
Posted: June 22, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, AIDS, Arjun Khanna, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Sustainable Development
I figured I’d post my grant text in full and then post the letter that FSD sent me in response. The grant can be downloaded here: Khanna_Grant. This is what FSD said: June 19, 2009 Dear Arjun, Thank you for submitting your grant proposal titled Iguhu District Hospital to the Foundation for Sustainable Development. The [...]
Kenya is Random
Posted: June 22, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, AIDS, Arjun Khanna, Dog, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Green Garden, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Kisumu, Mama Joyce, Matatu, Obama Gum, Patience, Patricia, Public Policy, Random, Rey, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
My grant didn’t get funded (eff.) so it has now suddenly become increasingly important to meet my fundraising goal of $1000 by June 29. Donate here! I’ll post exactly what FSD said about my grant, complete with a blow-by-blow commentary of what I think about them tomorrow evening when I meet with Angie to talk [...]
DOOOONATE
Posted: June 18, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, AIDS, Arjun Khanna, Donate, Donation, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Medicine, Project, Public Policy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
Sorry for not posting yesterday – I was really tired. Yesterday was a pretty cool day, though. I wake up really early, work out, and go to work. I’m in the process of printing out some materials for training that day when I get a phone call, and this is 8:00 am. These days, I [...]
First Day of Training
Posted: June 15, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Arjun Khanna, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Mama Joyce, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
I may or may not have spent the whole day pressing refresh on my gmail account to see if I got the grant. It has not been released yet. That, combined with my nervousness concerning the first training session that took place today, gave me one of those stress-induced sneezing attacks that I so often [...]
DON’T feed the animals.
Posted: June 12, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Angie, Arjun Khanna, Cat, Dog, Dr. Bomji, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Muliro, Patience, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
The Muliro household took a while to grow accustomed to my presence, but we grow closer every day. While some might be inclined to believe this is a great thing in all aspects, I will presently explain how, despite this being a net positive, this also presents somewhat of a problem. Subject A: Patience. A [...]
Grant Writing SUCKS.
Posted: June 11, 2009 in Kakamega, KenyaTags: Africa, Angie, Arjun Khanna, Emergency Responsiveness, Foundation for Sustainable Development, FSD, Grant, Grantwriting, Health, Health Policy, Iguhu Health Center, Kakamega, Kenya, Medicine, Sustainability, Sustainable Development
Sorry for not blogging yesterday; I had to stay up really late to finish a grant that Angie wanted on her desk this morning. It reminded me a lot of college, except there was no wild party or late-night excursions to fast food restaurants. So it wasn’t fun. I got a grand total of five [...]
