Eirik og Henriette i Kenya 2004-05

Eirik Sørlie og Henriette Maanum Hansen fra Norge var Røde Kors Ungdomsdelegater i Kenya. Her kan du se bilder og lese artikler de har skrevet.

I don’t have hiv, so can you help me?

-If you are hiv-positive, people will not offer you assistance. They think of it as a waste of resources. The perception is that the person is going to die anyhow. If people know the sick person is hiv-negative, it is a lot easier to receive help, tells one of the youth volunteers from Siaya Red Cross.

Les mer (17.02.2007)

No more pointing fingers

Kisumu Red Cross Youth in Kenya started the year 2005 with a new approach. - We will never again tell people what to do and what not to do. No! We want them to make their own informed and active choices, says one of the volunteers full of enthusiasm.

Les mer (17.02.2007)

Murphy’s Law of Food Distribution

Kenya Red Cross is distributing food to over 180.000 people affected by drought in Kwale District. I was supposed to help give out food to over 1500 families in one day, but things doesn’t always go as planned in the field…

Les mer (17.02.2007)

Hiv/aids - Sweets in exchange of sex?

Youth from Kisumu Red Cross Branch are visiting a primary school in an area where several young girls recently have become pregnant. The volunteers are there to educate the girls about hiv/aids and how to avoid sexual attention from older males.

Les mer (17.02.2007)

Ideas Crossing Borders

Being Youth Delegates in Kenya we had to cross borders; borders on a personal level and borders on a national level. Ideas were set free.

Les mer (17.02.2007)