Saturday, August 12, 2006

To all our fathers

Today I would like to say a big thank you to all the fathers in our community, for being there for us and striving hard to maintain the administrative standards, and the family environment in our communities. I know it s not easy to balance the two and that is why we thank you all for your great work.

I take this opportunity to congratulate our National director Mr. Keith Castelino, on the birth of his baby boy. We are always happy to have new additions to our family.

I would also like to congratulate Mr. James Wabara on his appointment as the SOS Nairobi Village father. We will give you all our support and work with you to make SOS a better place, better still, the best place.

For a long time now I have been wondering if my point of view is biased. Today I made a discovery that has allayed my fears since another voice out there will give a balance to my perspective of life in SOS. One other voice has been raised on life in the village and it is for this reason I am happy to introduce Taata, a.k.a Mr Francis Luyera. I met Mr Luyera when I was in Uganda and this man is the epitome of what all fathers should be. Very few people leave you with the impression that what you have to say is important. He has that special way of listening to you and connecting with you as a person. It is in my opinion that SOS Kakiri is the model village and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong, and it is because of the leadership of Taata, not forgetting all the mothers and his co-workers who support the work of SOS in Kakiri. Please read more in Taata’s blog and know the man behind all that good work in SOS Kakiri.