amani

As a Media Production major I looked for an applicable and hands on internship that also combined my love for people and service.

I have the amazing opportunity to go to Kenya and work with New Life Homes and the Amani Children’s Foundation who rescue and care for abandoned infants in Kenya. These non-profit organizations are dedicated to raising awareness of the 13 million African orphans as a result of HIV/AIDS but they also respond to providing children’s spiritual, educational, medical and health welfare through their 7 different orphanages around Kenya. Through the work of nurses, physicians, social workers, caretakers, and volunteers, over 1,000 babies have been rescued and most have been adopted by Kenyan families.

I will be in Kenya from June 15th-July 4th working to:
- Prepare web-ready pictures and narrative reports on each child as well as on the home as whole
- Help update, run, maintain websites
- Consult with social workers, directors, and the rest of the public relations staff to implement a new strategy on how to make Amani and New Life’s names, goals, and children known to the Kenyan community and out of country families and organizations
- Create several short documentaries highlighting a child’s story, an intern’s experience, and the homes’ purposes

so i guess we'll see what more i can do when im there, im hoping to sleep as little as possible!

I'm so STOKED! :D