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GIRLS CLUB

2013-05-23T13:28:04Z

Beauty of a woman……… was the theme of the Girls club during the holiday. Lovely time was spent by the girls who had very many issues to discuss. Health issues, early pregnancies, STI’s and rape, growing up and dangers that a girl in Kibera slum is exposed to every day.

The girls also addressed the importance of education in their lives and the need to be self reliant in future.

The girls club had meetings every day at 1pm. At the end of the holiday program, all the girls made a resolution that it was very fundamental for all the girls in the program to accomplish their goals in life without unnecessary interruptions.

Girls playing

HOLIDAY CLUBS AT WORK

2013-05-21T13:43:00Z

A train game

Holiday program was characterized by plenty of fun and discovery of new activities………all by the children. All kids had an opportunity to do new things in their groups.

Art clubs made very lovely T-shirts which were modeled by some of the kids. They also showcased autographs, paintings made by the small kids.

lovely T shirts made by Art club

Paintings made by our small kids

Drama and music clubs on the other hand entertained all the kids every end of the week. They entertained the guardians on the last day of the program. All kids were involved in different activities.

Boys and Girls clubs had some time by themselves at Arboretum where they had some fun.

Out door activities at Arboretum

Mentors worked very hard to ensure that everything worked as planned. Plenty of skits were done with moral lessons. Kids discussed the moral lessons in their groups and shared with the rest. It was well spent time with kids both in Outreach and CSP.

Eating Competition

Fun , fun and more fun..........

Johari Seedlings 2013 Collection Out Now!

2013-05-17T09:31:10Z

The winning designs from the Johari Seedlings Design Competition is now available to buy! The competition is entering its third season and for the past two years has received a helping hand from young talent in Scottish Schools and youth organisations to expand the range of kids clothing. The Johari Seedlings Design Competition is aimed at school children between the ages of 5 and 16 has unearthed some wonderful artistic talent. The children were given a brief to come up with a design influenced by the African landscape, culture or people. The competition is not only designed to encourage creativity, but to highlight African culture and help develop good global citizens through cultural learning and influences and consideration of how taking positive action can help improve the life of others.

This year the shortlisted entries were judged by Celebrity judge; Lorraine Kelly. Lorraine faced a difficult task when choosing from the amazing design entries, but selected a range of designs that work beautifully as a collection. The winning designs were sent to Johari in Kenya where printing and production took place in our production facilities. Pupils from Graeme High in Falkirk, Broom Sunbeams in Newton Mearns and Bucksburn Academy in Aberdeen will now see their winning designs being sold on www.johari.co.uk and through various retail outlets with 100% of any profit generated from sales helping support the children on Johari Foundation’s Miale Social Development Programmes in Kenya.

Head on over to see the wonderful collection at www.johari.co.uk

Great Send Off For The CycleDenmark2013 Team!

2013-05-10T12:03:50Z

There was a great turnout yesterday to wave off the team taking part in CycleDenmark2013.

Coaches from Giffnock Soccer Centre set off on their bikes to cycle from Glasgow and will travel through Scotland, England, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and finally arrive in Denmark next week. They have been raising a fantastic amount of funds for Johari Foundation through various fundraising events such as Casino Nights, Sportman's Dinner along with the Cycle.

Lots of kids from Giffnock Soccer Centre came along yesterday with their own bikes and completed the first mile with the team before waving them off as they continued on their very long journey!

Johari Foundation Board Member, Tom Cromar lagging behind!

We wish the guys the best of luck on their cycle and thank you once again to all of Giffnock Soccer Centre and the CycleDenmark2013 Team for all their continued support and fundraising. We can't wait to hear how they got on!

Social groups at their Best!

2013-04-24T11:05:01Z

The Social Groups in Kandara are contributing significantly towards the achievements we have seen so far in the Guardian Empowerment Programme. They bring together all the guardians in their respective social groups. They engage with the following activities during their meetings:

• Planning
• Division of labour/roles
• Renewal of commitment and development of accepted sanctions
• Designing of accepted norms and values that will guide the group towards achieving the goals set by the programme.

The groups have continued to assist each other through the little financial contributions which they contribute on monthly basis. Part of the funds is meant to be a revolving fund where members are allowed to borrow at a low interest of 5% within a period of two weeks. A larger part of the contribution is set aside and so far it has been has been spent to purchase goats, pigs and chickens.

It’s a time to smile as most of the animals have produced offspring hence increasing disposable assets within households. Chickens on the other hand are laying plenty of eggs and guardians are happy to sell some of them. Plans are underway to introduce new ideas in the four respective social groups.

Eggs Eggs Eggs!

Guardians Outreach programme continues to thrive!

2013-04-24T10:26:04Z

The Guardian Empowerment Programme in Kandara continues to thrive. It’s so exciting to see the programme developing at such a fast rate and see the enthusiasm from the guardians who work so hard to make sure it succeeds.

The programme has created an ideal environment for all the guardians who wish to develop their farming abilities and do the best they can to better their lives economically and socially.

Our overall goal of improving food security in their respective households, sustain the livelihoods as well as reduce poverty and dependency seems to be getting closer. It is clear that all the guardians have understood the importance of the programme, its objectives, their responsibilities and the programmes expected outcomes.

Food security I believe is “When all people, at all times, have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet the dietary needs for a productive and healthy life.” Three main components of food security are availability, access and utilization. The social team in Kandara have continued to address the food insecurity problems faced by our guardians by promotion of improved drought tolerant seeds and post harvest management. Sustainable natural resource management as a main streaming issue are also being practiced.

The diverse basket of commodities being grown by the guardians has resolved some issues of food availability, access and utilization. Through the continuous training on environmental conservation, better methods of farming and livestock production, food availability has increased. The pieces of land look green and we hope to harvest more food this year if rains prevail. It will all be jubilation when our guardians will be in a position to feed themselves and their households.

A Guardians Kitchen Garden

Miale football and netball clubs finally in Kandara

2013-04-23T13:27:48Z

Football and netball club have been established in Outreach . It’s a merge of kids from three partnering schools. Each team consists of 30 kids both girls and boys. It’s so exciting!

Day one was .........getting to know each other and rules of the game.

Day two was.............. introduction to some drills and fitting in uniforms

The clubs are now set to go. Kids are excited. The head teachers from our partnering schools are very supportive. They are happy that some of their best players have been given an opportunity to join the clubs. This is going to be a major activity during holiday and Chris is determined to make the clubs the best in the area.

Can’t wait to watch the first tournament!

Great Support From Giffnock Soccer Centre!

2013-04-18T14:06:31Z

Giffnock Soccer Centre has been helping to support the children and young adults on our Miale Programmes and Kids Joy Sports Programme for a number of years. This valued support has mainly involved the collection of football strips, both old GSC Club strips but also a large number of ordinary football kit collected from families of players within the Club. Giffnock Soccer Centre has also also raised money through a number of fundraising events with more scheduled to take place in the coming months.

In September 2011 nearly 100 children from Giffnock Soccer Centre took part in the Great Scottish Run. The aim was to run 3K and raise funds for Johari Foundation. The children raised a fantastic amount and were able to make a donation of £1000 to help the children on our Miale Social Development programmes in Kenya. A team of members from GSC are planning on cycling from Glasgow to Copenhagen in May to raise funds for both Giffnock soccer Centre and Johari Foundation, in the lead up to this the Cycle Denmark 2013 team held a Disco and Casino Night in November and raised a fantastic £1700. The Cycle Denmark 2013 team have a Sportsmans Dinner evening planned in April to raise even more funds for Johari Foundation.

A huge thank you to Giffnock Soccer Centre and the Cycle Denmark 2013 team for their continuous fundraising efforts and support. It’s great to see that a common activity such as football can unite people from very different backgrounds.
Please donate to the Cycle Denmark 2013 fundraising page here http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=CYCLEDENMARK2013&isTeam=true

The Winners Of Johari Seedlings Design Competition 2013 Judged By Lorraine Kelly!

2013-03-27T13:42:52Z

A hard task faced Lorraine Kelly when she was invited to judge this years Johari Seedlings Design Competition. With a fantastic array of designs to choose from in each of the three categories it was very difficult decision for Lorraine. However she chose the designs that she felt stood out because they were bold, powerful and had a strong African influence. The Johari team are delighted with the choices that she made and are looking forward to seeing the winning and runners up designs go into production at the studio in Kenya during April.

The winners and runners up will receive a certificate and t-shirt with their design. They will also have the chance to model for the Seedlings shop on the Johari website.

100% of the profit from the sale of these t-shirts will be helping to support children through the Johari Foundation's Miale Social Development Programmes in Kenya.

Well done to everyone who took part in the competition, images of the shortlisted designs will be posted on the website very soon!

WINNER 5-7YRS CATEGORY: GRACE MCKENZIE, AGE 6, BROOM SUNBEAMS, GLASGOW

RUNNER UP 5-7YRS CATEGORY: EILIDH BROWN, AGE 5, BROOM SUNBEAMS, GLASGOW

WINNER 8-12YRS CATEGORY: JODIE PATERSON, AGE 12, GRAEME HIGH SCHOOL, FALKIRK

RUNNER UP 8-12YRS CATEGORY: NICOLE MCGUIRE, AGE 12, GRAEME HIGH SCHOOL, FALKIRK

WINNER 13-16YRS CATEGORY: GRANT WILSHAW, AGE 13, GRAEME HIGH SCHOOL, FALKIRK

RUNNER UP 13-16YRS CATEGORY: KEERA SKINNER, AGE 13, GRAEME HIGH SCHOOL

JOHARI'S CHOICE WINNER: RACHEL MOIR, AGE 12, BUCKSBURN ACADEMY, ABERDEEN

Bo'ness Public School Reveal Their Fundraising Total!

2013-03-26T12:34:57Z

On Thursday we were invited along to Class P3 of Bo'ness Public School to receive a cheque and hear all about their recent fundraising activities for Johari Foundation.

By hosting a brilliant Johari Fashion Show and holding a coffee morning selling Fairtrade tea, coffee and biscuits the P3's raised a huge £528.94, what a fantastic amount for just one class!

It was wonderful to hear from the children how much they enjoyed getting involved and raising funds for Johari Foundation, they all agreed they would love to do another fashion show next year!

Telling us all about their fundraising activities

The children were very interested to hear how the money raised would be spent and were excited to discover it will be used to buy text books and reading books for the mobile library that travels to the schools in rural Kandara where our Miale Outreach children are based.

Another big well done and massive thank you to Mr Potters and all of P3 for your hard work and dedication.

New Johari Designs Kenya Headquarters!

2013-03-14T13:26:18Z

The new Johari Designs premises are in a cool homely environment away from the noisy and busy city. In a quiet neighborhood the surroundings are peaceful with lots of trees and greenery providing a breath of fresh air and a sense of calm.

In a half acre plot, the ample space gives room for growth and diversity. The garden has become an ideal space for meetings and is the perfect way to spend a lunch hour resting under the trees. There are other small businesses and companies in the neighborhood which gives a nice sense of belonging and a community that we can interact with.

The new workshop and office space has four large rooms and an extension which has fitted well with current operations. Though slightly smaller than the previous office, the change has enhanced team work and a new approach to day to day operations.

Star Guest Judge For Seedlings Design Competition!

2013-03-13T12:58:10Z

We are delighted to announce that Lorraine Kelly will be judging the Johari Seedlings Design Competition this year! TV host, Lorraine will choose winners for each of the three age categories, she will have a tough job as there are lots of great entries coming in!

If you know of any aspiring young designers aged between 5 and 16 years old who would like to take part then please visit http://www.joharifoundation.org/mt/NewFoundation/gettinginvolved.html for all the details.

The competition deadline is the 22nd of March. We would love for as many schools and organisations to take part as well as individuals so please spread the word!

Bo'ness Public School Johari Fashion Show Success!

2013-03-04T17:11:42Z

Bo’ness Public School, P3 Class showed off their many talents on Friday 1st March during their Fashion Show which was organised to tie in with Fair Trade Fortnight, promote the Johari Seedlings collection and raise funds for Johari Foundation. It was a great success!

Alan Potters P3 teacher said, ‘Planning and getting ready for the Fashion Show started just after the Christmas Holidays. I wanted every child in P3 to be involved and they had the choice of 3 jobs. They could be models, readers or work behind the scenes.

Those who choose to be models visited the Johari website and choose the outfit they wanted to model. Being able to choose their outfit made the children more confident and even more eager to put on the show.

The readers read the descriptions available about each of the clothes on the Johari website and wrote their own scripts. These were then read out during the show, when the models were modelling the outfits.

The children who were a bit more reluctant to be in the lime-light worked behind the scenes. Some helped on the night collecting tickets at the door, selling raffle tickets and making/serving tea and biscuits.

Rehearsals took place once a week and increased to three times a week prior to the event. The models learnt some simple dance routines to dance to, while they modelled their clothes, while the readers learned how to express themselves, pace their reading and speak clearly.

All of the children put 100% effort into their job making this a real team effort. Staff and parents also helped behind the scenes and some even became models! There was a real sense of community, having all parties involved in this event.’

Tickets for the event sold very quickly and the evening was a huge success. The children, staff and parents put their heart and soul into putting this show together and it went down a treat with the audience. The children left on a high, very very excited about the whole experience, while the parents left being very proud of their children and the achievements.
Many parents spoke very positively about the event. They commented on how it was a great night and how great it was to see children so young (7 years old) not only performing but also running the whole show! Other parents were delighted to see staff being up on stage with their children willing to take part and do their bit too for Johari.

The event has been so successful that P2 have already been practising their modelling moves in the playground, in case they are in with a chance to be models next year! Mr Potters said, ‘After the success of this event, I think it’s fair to say, this will be an annual event at Bo’ness Public School. If any teacher is thinking about doing something with their class for charity I would highly recommend them considering this project. The kids and parents will love it! We raised over £500 from the Fashion Show for Johari Foundation and sales of Johari products were in the region of £400.’

Hillcrest School visit Johari Designs

2013-03-04T11:56:45Z

The Johari Designs team had a busy day when pupils from Hillcrest School, Nairobi came to visit the workshop! The pupils got to design and create their own t shirt which they were allowed to take home with them. The designs were so good that they have now been entered into the Johari Seedlings Design Competition!

One Of The Beautiful Designs

Learning New Design Techniques From Johari Designs Team

Modelling His Completed Design!

The Talented Young Designers With The Johari Designs Team!

A Class Act - P3 Bo'ness Public support Johari Foundation and Fairtrade

2013-02-25T14:15:01Z

Bo'ness Public School have been involved with Johari Foundation since 2010 and have been helping raise funds to support the Miale Programmes in Kenya.

In 2010 the school also became a Fairtrade School. To maintain Fairtrade status the school need to achieve 5 goals each academic year. These goals include -

Have a Fairtrade Committee of staff, pupil and parents and hold at least 3 meetings per year.

Promote Fairtrade through learning and teaching in at least 3 subject areas

Promote the use of Fairtrade products in school

Promote the use of Fairtrade products in the community

Organise an event during Fairtrade Fortnight

Mr Potters and his Primary 3 class are currently responsible for achieveing these targets.

In early September 2012 Primary 3 nominated Johari Foundation as their class charity. Having already participated in some fundraising events for Johari Foundation they were aware of how their fundraising efforts could help make a difference to vulnerable children in Kenya. They had also heard about Johari Foundation's social enterprise; Johari Designs which works to fair trade practices and Mr Potters had suggested that working with Johari could help the school achieve it's Fairtrade targets in a fun, entertaining and educational way.

Here is Primary 3's journey so far in working towards their targets.

Meeting Goal 1

Ruth, Laura and Charity from Johari Foundation visited our class to tell us about Johari Foundation, the Miale Programmes and Johari Designs. We enjoyed hearing about the children and wanted to do more to help and also liked the things Johari Designs make. We also saw Zoe one of the P4 pupils in our school get her Seedlings t-shirt as she was one of the winners of the Johari Seedlings Design Competition in 2012. We thought that we would be able to help Johari Foundation. So, at one of our meetings we planned to have a Fairtrade event to tie in with Fairtrade Fortnight and decided to organise a Johari Fashion Show modelling the Johari Seedlings clothing. That way we could promote Johari whilst helping raise funds for the Miale Programmes.

Meeting Goal 2

As part of our Social Studies we were able to learn the features of a map and find both Scotland and Kenya on a World Map. We explored features of the Scottish landscape and compared these to the landscape of Kenya. We also looked at the differences in food, compared housing, the weather and impact on the climate.

As part of our Expressive Art programme we have been learning short dance routines which we will use when modelling the Seedlings range during the Fashion Show.

During Rehersal

To help with our Language skills we have been learning to read scripts and describe the clothing we are going to model.This is difficult as we have to think about reading pace, emphasis on words and making sure that we speak clearly so the audience will be able to understand us. We are also working on note taking so that we can do a write up after the event and hold a press conference about what we have done and how much we have raised.

Meeting Goals 3-5

It's only a few days now until our Johari Fashion Show. We are all very excited but a bit nervous too. As it's Fairtrade Fortnight we are pleased that we are able to hold the Johari Fashion during this time. We will not only be promoting Johari we will also be selling Fairtrade tea, coffee and biscuits on the night. As the event in open to the community we are able to meet lots of goals at once.

We have had great fun working with Johari Foundation and can't wait to model the Johari Seedlings range on Friday 1st March, we have even got some of our teachers to model the Johari ladieswear collection and it will be fun seeing them. Later on in March we will hold a coffee morning to raise more funds for Johari Foundation. We hope to have a big cheque to hand over to Johari Foundation for the Miale Programmes at the end March and look forward to hearing how the children on the Miale programmes in Kibera and Kandara are benefitting from our fundraising efforts.