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A Conversation with Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jessica Posner ’09

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Jessica Posner ’09 and Kennedy Odede ’12, co-founders of the Kibera School for Girls in the Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya, discuss social organizing, education, services, and their Wesleyan connection.

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  • Video: “Shining Hope for Communities: The Kibera School for Girls”
  • Shining Hope for Communities website
  • The Kibera School for Girls on Facebook
  • Project blog written by Jess Posner ’09
  • New York Times: “Slumdog Tourism” by Kennedy Odede ’12
  • Posner ’09 Receives $100,000 Do Something Award
  • 06459 - Wesleyan’s GOLD alumni: Jessica Posner ’09
  • Odede ’12, Posner ’09 Receive Award to Build School in Kenya
  • Odede track supports Shining Hope

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