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Blog – What if school were different? Lessons from the kanthari Exposure Trip

Every year, kanthari participants step out of the classroom and into the real world for our annual Exposure Trip. The purpose is simple: to collect best practices. Participants visit inspiring organisations, meet changemakers, ask questions, observe closely, and explore what makes an initiative effective, sustainable, and rooted in the needs of its community. This year

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The Classroom I Tried to Escape - Blog - Ian Brian Mugabi - Uganda

Blog – The Classroom I Tried to Escape – Ian Brian Mugabi – Uganda

By six in the evening, my mother should have been resting. She had already spent the day standing in front of children, repeating instructions, marking books and raising her voice above the noise of a classroom. But at home in Kagadi, her working day was not over. I remember our small table. Exercise books would

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What if learning goes beyond the classroom?

Blog – What if training moves beyond the classroom? – Mary Mutua – Kenya

This blog post is written by Mary Mutua from Kenya. She is a 2023 kanthari graduate and the founder of twajali. An NGO that seeks to address the problem of marginalized youth in slums and semi-urban areas in Kenya being highly susceptible to crime, drug abuse, and prostitution while searching for livelihood opportunities. Using hospitality

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George’s ‘Swap the Parents’ Idea for Real Inclusion

Blog – From Applause to Freedom: George’s ‘Swap the Parents’ approach for Real Inclusion

This week we start with Act 2. And for all who don’t know what Act 2 is all about, we are working intensely on the participants’ venture profiles: 1 catalyst with 4 to 5 participants. One of my mentees is George from Kenya, a father of a son with cerebral palsy. In his first dream

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