20 Happy & Blessed Ramadan
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THE KENYA NOTTINGHAM SHIRE WELFARE ASSOCIATION WISHES
ALL OUR MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS A HAPPY RAMADAN
There are approximately over 400 Kenyans living and
working in Nottingham. Among them are professionals,
business people and students both in secondary
school, college and University level of education. We
currently have about 120 registered members but
have attracted around 300 Kenyans whenever we have
held events to celebrate important Kenyan national
holidays. We are working hard to bring the rest on
board as registered members of the association. Our
office structure consists of a Chairman, Vice Chairman,
Secretary, Organising Secretary, Treasurer, Asst.
Treasurer, Youth Representatives and special interest
group Committee Members.
We have held Kenyan National Day celebrations
where our guests of honour have included our Kenyan
High Commissioner and his team who are based
in London, Lord Mayors, the Deputy Lieutenant of
Nottinghamshire (Queens’s representative) among
other influential individuals. During some of these
functions we have recognised and rewarded high BME
achievers in various category’s which include Business,
Academia and Sports.
We have also been getting together to support
members both emotionally and financially when
they lose their loved ones enabling them to travel
back home. We also follow the ‘harambee’ spirit that is
very popular in Kenya aimed at supporting weddings,
hospital bills, education among other issues that affect
our community here in Nottingham.
We are very keen on building capacity within our
community and encouraging social networking
and cohesion with other local communities whilst
supporting our children to identify their talents through
various activities. Our most recent events include: a
very successful barbecue event held in June 2016 at
the Rushcliffe Country Park Nottingham to celebrate
Madaraka, a visit by our Kenya High Commissioner and
representatives from Kenyan universities, A Kenya Fun
Day in the farm in partnership with Mojatu Foundation
and the Ecocentre Community Care Farm in Newark.
We are also supporting the Kenya Day family Picnic Fun
in the Farm for all to take place on 16 th July 2016.
We welcome all our Kenyan community members to
register with the Association and enjoy the benefits
of being a part of a big caring and supportive
Nottinghamshire Kenyan family.
To join us, please email our Secretary Mr. Michael
Kioko- [email protected]
For upcoming events and venues, please email the Organising
Secretary Valentine Nkoyo- [email protected]
Next Farm Event - Kenya Day in the farm is on 16th July 2016 - 10am to 5pm... FREE EVENT
NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT TEAM
& COMMUNITY COHESION TEAM
In this month of Ramadan we pray for a
peaceful time of celebration and forgiveness
in which love and acceptance conquers
hate and ignorance. Community cohesion is
about people getting along, together, in our
communities. It is respecting our neighbours and working towards a better society. Integrity, truth, mercy
and support will free us from fire and help us along the hardships of life. You will be blessed with happiness
and prosperity if you are patient, kind, and polite, avoid any fight and do what is right. May you find happiness
and prosperity.
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