DARE Foundation founders Emma Redfern & Lipan Kitonga speak about opportunities for involvement with social enterprise projects in Kenya

Starts: Thursday November 05, 2009 at 6:00pm
Ends: Thursday November 05, 2009 at 8:00pm
Event Type: Networking/Meetup
Region: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Location: Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 1
11 Crichton St
Edinburgh, CITY OF EDINBURGH EH8 9 GB
Price:
Website: http://beeallyoucan.eventbrite.com/
Industry: think tanks
Keywords: Social Enterprise, Edinburgh, Kenya
Intended For: Everyone is invited to this FREE event to hear an interview with the founders of the DARE Foundation and the opportunities they have to work with social enterprises in Kenya. You will also meet a Maasai Warrior!
Organization: Bee all you can

Kenya is experiencing major drought, disease and violent raids on a daily basis.

Meet two of Kenya's most inspiring social entrepreneurs who are making a big difference to the people in the Isiolo District which sits in one of the worst affected areas.

DARE is ready to expand and provide many new services but they need partners to help make it all a reality. Find out exactly what kind of partners and help Emma and Kitonga need. If you are inspired, you can sign up on the night or make a donation if you like. There is no obligation but once you hear about their exciting projects and hear Kitonga's infectious laugh you may not be able to stop yourself.

There is a need for business mentors for local craftspeople, equipment for soccer teams, resources and teachers for schools, a building for the pre-school and everything involved with a drop-in centre for excluded young people who lack the necessary life skills to get on in life.

This is the first time Emma Redfern and her husband Lipan Kitonga have spoken in a public forum in Scotland. Their DARE Foundation (a registered NGO in Kenya and a registered not for profit in Ireland.)

This is also a unique chance to meet Kitonga, a real life Maasi Warrior, close up!

Together, Emma and Kitonga founded the DARE Foundation, an ambitious, grassroots organisation helping their local community to become more enterprising in all their activities.

Join Beth Edberg of Bee all you can as she chats with Emma and Kitonga about their amazing journey together. The interview style chat will be followed by a Q&A session.

This event is kindly being sponsored by FreshSight, a professional Edinburgh University student organisation that provides probono business consulting services to non-profit organisations.

This FREE event is open to everyone.