Lulled to sleep in a mosquito net
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Travel
Enroute home from Nairobi to Vancouver. I’ve switched one cocoon (mosquito net encased bed) for another (airplane). Sleeping within a mosquito net is like: – going to bed in a fairy’s nest – entering a butterfly’s silken home – entering a den of cotton candy – being free and cocooned simultaneously Where are you free […]
Tags: africa, cocoon, free, kenya, mosquito net, united nations
I believe in hope
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Conflict resolution, Social Responsibility, Travel
Tomorrow I leave Nairobi for home. As I get ready for the 24 hour marathon journey a pause to think about my time here……. I believe that hope has a home. It lives in small places, fanned by the winds of change. I believe that hope is our compass. Without it we’re lost in the […]
Tags: africa, change management, kenya, nairobi, united nations
Change management: Alice in Wonderland with chicken legs or wings
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Travel
We had been working on designing a survey for youth who had taken part in training at the One Stop Youth Centre. I was working in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania last week doing follow-up to the program evaluation training I did in Naivasha for the United Nations. Dar es Salaam means ‘haven of peace’ in […]
Tags: africa, alice in wonderland, change management, chicken, naivasha, program evaluation, tanzania, united nations
Hippos and Irish Drinking Songs
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Humor & comedy, Travel
During my recent five days of doing intensive program evaluation training in Kenya for the United Nations,, we created a bit of a spectacle with our training. To keep the content interesting I constantly did games and activities that were frequently very loud. The wait staff always hung around to watch. We play and learn […]
Tags: hippo, irish, kenya, naivasha, program evaluation, rps, tanzania, uganda, unicorn, united nations