Vijay Sood went to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology near Thika (about an hour’s drive from Nairobi given the roads there) as a last minute favour and gave a lecture to the students on Cloud Computing
The Foundation led an amazing trip to 'our' school in Kenya, focusing on leadership, IT and TAG rugby.
The partnership between the Foundation and the
School dates back almost a decade. Initially introduced by a Salesforce
employee from Ireland, the relationship quickly showed the potential to making
a lasting impact in this community.
As an added bonus we were joined by consulting partners, Westbrook International and Appichar..as well as Rebecca Enonchong from our Foundation Board.
Taking full advantage of having Salesforce.com experts in Nairobi volunteering at St.Martin's School for the week the Salesforce.com Foundation hosted its first nonprofit workshop in Nairobi, for organizations interested in learning more about the Foundation's product donation program.
Six Salesforce.com volunteers from London and Toronto, one Salesforce.com Foundation staff, together with two staff from the Tag Rugby Development Trust www.trdt.co.uk from Uganda and one female international rugby player from Uganda, spent a week at St.Martin's Girls'; School in the Kibagare slum just outside Nairobi, Kenya.
Andrew May, product marketing manager in the UK, cycled 105km from Naphill to Crays Pond to raise money for The Kingfisher Trust, helping alleviate poverty in The Gambia.
Working with 400 young people, the program focuses on empowerment and skills development as a way of encouraging students to think positively about their futures, their potential, and preventing HIV.
