Mitchelle and Faith Before the performance |
Dowe Music & Arts Students |
On January 12, 2019 Douglas, the director of Dowe Music
& Arts joined other passionate youths as a participant of Cohort 6 in a
leadership training that will take place between January and March this year.
The first session was on self-awareness and it is a good report from the
fellows that the facilitators did their job well. We are also grateful that it
is in this event that the song No To Poor Leadership got airplay and it being a
simple tune, everyone sang along joyfully.
We are joining YALI’s theme for the year #LeadingforImpact
as we shall be organizing Art4Leadership events more prepared and seasoned for
the same. It’s a brilliant year and we can not operate below the standard.
Starting us off was an event at the American Corner on
SOCIAL INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY. The facilitators were Joseph Njinju (YALI
Alumni) and Douglas Ogutu. He reminded young people that at the very basic
essence, every one should be treated as first human and then the rest can follow.
Joseck, Yali Alumnus Welcoming youths |
From Dowe Music & Arts, the song Different Colors by the
late Lucky Dube was tweaked a little and you can only admire how the young
people echoed the line, We are ALL Kenyans. It is our hope
that this message will keep ringing in the participants’ heads until they
influence all their circles to embrace love, peace and harmony.
On Thursday 24th 2019, it was a glamorous day of
starting off our Art4Leadership Concerts. Held at the Knls Nakuru, the event
was in partnership with the American Corner, Mid rift Human Rights Network and
The YALI Network. The main Speaker, Mrs. Winnie Machila, the head teacher of
Milimani Primary School gave a motherly advice to young people to embrace
peace. She challenged all an sundry that if we all cultivated peace, vices such
as corruption would find it hard to sprout.
Mrs. Machila Addressing Youths |
The musical performances as well as poetry from the Dowe
music Team was all about peace love and harmony. Through the easy-to-learn own
compositions, the audience couldn’t help but sing through as they pick up the
challenge posed. The resolution for all the participants was that peace is
everyone’s role. Dear reader, do you mind taking up the individual task in
upholding peace.
The writer is the founder of Dowe Music & Arts
Keep up.
ReplyDeleteLet Peace prevail in this world.
Sure, thank you so much
Deleteawesome start of 2019.. let keep the peace.
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