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Erick Kebeka Omari
Email: omari15ke@yahoo.com
Birthday: 15/01/1982
Education: College
Occupation: Project Director/ Founder
Please describe your vision of a world that works for everyone.
To advocate and respect for life / life for all. If the world respect life
then we will be having meaningful life, human rights and dignity will be
observed there will be unity, peace and harmony and people will learn to
share with other and accept others. People will love each other the way our
God loved the world that he gave his only son to die for mankind. The
principal word is Love, when there is love there will be no violence,
hatred, egocentric, we will live at peace without boundaries, no race, and
no discrimination.
What do you see as the most pressing problems facing the world today?
The environmental challenge facing us now is the dirty air we breathe,
lack of trees or green vegetation in future we risk the whole environmental
turning into a desert, no rains, no food, no life. Global warming, and
whether changes. Deforestation is another factor which as affected our
environment, (Globalization and deforestation, climate change, food
shortage) Spiritual challenges the world faces is the eruption of false
prophets who are making the people of the world in total confusion, whereby
they dont know who is giving the right information and which is the right
direction. Socio - economic constrain leads to high immorality rate in other
places of the world, people try to make the living out of immoral conduct to
earn the daily bread, they tend to see it as the only alternative but
eventually costs their lives. The rate of Crime increase day by night, for
the struggle of achieving something for survival. There is high increase of
child labor, leading to early drop out of school, in primary level.
Therefore there is need to rehabilitate this situation of being stricken by
poverty, by coming up with tangible way forward of stabilizing our economy
and resources to be distributed evenly.
How do you feel these problems could be solved?
For every tree cut plant three or more, find environmental friendlier
sources of energy.
Lets divide what we have equally otherwise tomorrow people might destroy
forest. We come up with strategies of educating people in the importance of
our environment so that they may know why they should protect it. Our
economic and resources should be distributed evenly to all people. Set
projects that will make the worlds economy grow and create employment
opportunities to reduce poverty and dependency syndrome.
Lets protect our environment from all kinds of emissions and
nonbiodegradeble wastes and also protect our water catchment areas from all
sorts of pollutions. Also we should identify endangered species and preserve
them
Profile
My names are Erick Kebeka Omari, I was born on 15th January 1982, in Kibera,
My ethnicity is Mkisii from Gucha District, Nyamache Location and Nyoera
Sub-location. We are Six in our family and I am the elderest.
My parents passed away on 23rd March 2003, both of them on a Road accident.
They used to do some Business, purchasing food stuff from Kisii and
transporting them in Nairobi for selling that is when they got the accident
while traveling. This left me being responsible for my young brothers and
sisters.
Before they got the accident I was a member in one of the youth group (ICYE),
International Cultural Youth Exchange), in Nairobi, the organization is
based in Westland, and during that time I was supposed to travel to Finland
for an exchange programme. We had to contribute for our Traveling expenses
and stupidest.
Being that I am from a poor family background, my parents tried all the best
to get some money from all sources, including well wishers, but all in vain,
My parents promised to contribute the little they could so that I may also
participate in the exchange programme, but fate took its course and my
parents passed away on the Road accident after getting the participation
amount which was finally stolen from their dead bodies with policemen, It
took two weeks for the police to reveal the body of my parents, so they
classified them as unidentified people, which wasnt true since my mother
had all documents, and contacts bearing my relatives address and mine, it
was just a scapegoat for policemen, so that they will not be known on what
they have done., they were trying to concede themselves.
I started facing life squarely, I was now the sole bread winner of my little
siblings, Circumstances forced me to look for a job, (any job), I got a job
in a pharmaceutical company (P.M.C), as a casual laborer, I use to work on
the basis of two weeks and given off duty of one week, but the one week
could be extended depending on the demand of the work, my pay was less than
a dollar for eight hours..
During my off-duty I started doing volunteering in various organization, New
Life Christian brothers in Kibera, a catholic organization, whereby we used
to visit the sick and the prisoners, with one of my friend who is a catholic
brother by the name George Dev (Indian).I am volunteering up-to-date. We
gave the sick & prisoners hope and purpose of life, this gave me strength
and reason of living, and I accepted my situation, we also educated the
prisoners on Behavior change. I met also one of my friend on the social
field, a Benedictine brother, by the name Augustine who also became my best
friend, he used to give me some support in every aspect of life, He is
ministering in the social science field in Nanyuki at the moment whereby we
network with him, he is also teaching African bible on the ground, which
covers a five hectare, with traditional hats (houses) elaborating different
values of African teaching, in Christianity.
When I was free (not working in P.M.C) I could team up with him, for various
activities, in one of the organization called Ruben Centre in Mukuru Slum,
indeed he also gave me some light on the reality of life. I could assist him
in coming up with youths activities such as, songs, poems, Theater for
development , discuss proposals and writing, work plan, write social cases
and Proposal Budget and at the end of the day he could be generous enough to
give me something for my upkeep.
These activities inspired me very much, and gave me courage to face people
infected and affected in HIV/Aids pandemic, orphans, whereby I am one of
them. We could make visits to home ridden patients and offer them some moral
support and clean ups, visit to children homes, like St Thomas Banardoes.
And do volunteering services.
Most of the Youths in Kibera slum are jobless, and do all evil activities,
immoralities, drug abuse, rape, robbery with or without violence, among
others. The children are being misused and mistreated, a lot of child labor,
child abuse and neglect, child abandoned is paramount in the slum.
I thought deeply on what I can do to curb the situation, there is a lot of
potential in the people of the slum what they lack is opportunities,
exposure, information and chances, that is when I thought about ALFA, I came
up with few individuals whom we had common goals including that Benedictine
Friend of mine. So we came up with the name ALFA NETWORK, which stands for A
better Life For All. Indeed people need a better life especially in Kibera
Slum.
I am educating the children on their rights in the slum, I have been
assisted some teaching materials with ANPPCAN KENYA. (AFRICAN NETWORK FOR
THE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT), the
information as been very handy and useful to me. Usually what I am doing I
am not paid for, it is out of good will and sharing experience on what I
have undergone., as the saying goes Indeed whoever who assist now may need
to be assisted tomorrow, who knows! The kids I am dealing with now may be
prominent people tomorrow, assist them willingly, for there is blessings in
giving than receiving. Thanks.
I have an award in behavior change course from Riara Health projects,
Project leadership from (KARDS) Koinonia Advisory Research and Development
services.
Books Completed:
- As A Man Thinketh
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Keys To Success
- Success Through Positive Mental Attitude
- PsychoCybernetics 2000
- Giant Steps
- How To Win Friends & Influence People
- Real Magic
- The Winning Attitude
- Goal Setting 101
- Goal Achievement Through Treasure Mapping
- The Law Of Attraction
- Nonviolent Communication
- Leadership For Dummies
- The Power Of Intention
- Unlimited Power
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