20101008 Map Kibera Meeting Minutes

From Map Kibera

MINUTES OF MAPPERS’ MEETING HELD ON 27/10/10

Present 1.Regynnah Awino-secretary 2.Lucy Fondo 3.Douglas Namale-Chair 4.Millicent Achieng 5.Mildred Amwayi 6.Hassan Abdalla 7.Maureen Omino 8.Kevin Otieno 9.Zack Wambua 10.Jane Bisanju

Agenda 1.Writing minutes. 2.Outcome of KCYP meeting 3.Johannesburg workshop 4.Organizational Overview 5.Selection of representatives

The meeting was opened with a word of prayer from Mildred Amwayi and an agreement from all the members that it was a high time they focussed on positive discussions and arguments.

I.Writing Minutes

Regynnah Awino was selected by the members to be writing minutes for all the meetings held by them.She was asked to make sure she had all minutes sent by Friday of every week, with meetings being held every Wednesday 10.30 am.

II.Outcome of KCYP Training

Members were taken through the outcome of the training conducted by Kepha at KCYP which was about the organizational Overview of Map Kibera Trust.Douglas told the members that it was a good meeting having been more of a discussion than just one person talking. -He said that the members present got a better view of how the members of the different groups will work together and that it encouraged these members to work together for their goodness sake. -First and foremost the representatives agreed that the three groups should become programmes under the trust. -And that every programme shall be led by a programme coordinator who will form the secretariat -It was noted that the programme ‘mappers’ should be named ‘ Mapping’ -That every group shall be autonomous -An extra programme called training needs to be added, which should have scholarships for the core members. -As a result the mappers agreed to work together and begin thinking of what they need to do to succeed and forget about complaining

III. Johannesburg Workshop

The members were notified that Gathesha of KNN was the one who had been selected to attend the Johannesburg workshop.

IV Organizational Overview

The members requested continued guidence from Kepha and that he comes and assists with organizing them as Mappers.

V. Selection of representatives

Douglas and Millicent were chosen by the members to act as their representatives.Regynnah was named as the secretary who would be required to do minutes during every meeting and get them to all members by Friday since meetings would be taking place every Wednesday 10.30 am.Lucy Fondo was chosen to handle petty cash like that for lunches and fares

VI.A.O.B -The members wanted to know when the next phase of mapping would take place in Kibera. -Members expressed concern that they had in a number of cases been told that Jamie was referring youth to ask mappers on how to join and that recruitment was going on.They asked for clarity on this issue and requested that they be contacted when such decisions are being made and that they are the ones to sit and decide on the mode of recruiting new members to their team.

The meeting ended at 1 pm and the next meeting set for 3rd of November 2010.