Mrs. Mary Opiyo (foreground) the Deputy Chairperson of Mothers Against Drug Abuse Caucus(MADAC) with other committee members discuss the formation
of the organisation at the NACADA boardroom. MADAC is composed
of many Kenyan women based organisations and is a joint effort to fight alcohol and other drug use.
goinghomedotcom has been attending these meetings in an
advisory capacity as well as MADAC member. The organisation
will be officially launched in March.
Tuesday 21st. January
 Tanya Kihara (left)
who works with alcoholics and other addicts who live on the street in the United Kingdom, graciously
agreed to an interview with goinghomedotcom which is to be used in the second documentary
in The Recovery Series on alcohol use and alcoholism by
goinghomedotcom Video which is currently in an advanced
stage of production. The first video in the series 'Nobody Kicks A Dead
Dog' was successfully launched last year in August at the French Cultural and Cooperation
Center
Wednesday 22nd. January
Tour of Gatundu North with the National Coordinator, National Agency for
the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) Mr. Joseph Kaguthi. The women
there were up in arms against the ravaging effects of illicit brews on their
menfolk and children. David Ogot snr. a recovering alcoholic told the
gathering of what it meant to be alcoholic and what it had cost him. He ended
up assuring them that all was not lost and how to handle their husbands and
kids. above: a cross-section of the women who attended. Hopefully
the babies they are carrying will be spared the effects of the ravages of alcohol use by their parents.
Friday 24th. January
 The 7 NGO sectors as they were categorised by the Office of the National Coordinator, National
Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA). These categories define a particular NGOs
core area of operations. The chairmen/persons met to review the effectiveness of their activities
for the previous year (2002) and map out strategies for the way foward.
goinghomedotcom attended representing the 'Recovering Persons'
sector. The day-long workshop was organised by NACADA and held at the Milimani Hotel Nairobi above:
Mr. David Kimani chairman of the Education NGO Sector and other
participants listen attentively.
| Thursday 6th. - 7th February
'Hallucination' a documentary on drugs. Kenya
Institute of Mass Communications (KIMC) production with Kathryn
Kosgei (left) as the Director. goinghomedotcom had the
opportunity to participate in this production. 'Hallucination'
is a docu-drama enlightening the viewer on drug use among Kenyan youth.
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Thursday 13th. February TOT Hotel Southern Blue, Ngara, Nairobi
| Thursday 20th. February One day TOT workshop to
empower invited members of Mothers United Against Drug Abuse Caucus (MUADAC). goinghomedotcom
participated fully dispelling many myths about alcoholism. On the right you see the National
Coordinator NACADA Mr. Joseph Kaguthi giving some pointers as Ms. Everlyn Mandela, Chairperson
MADAC looks on | 
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Friday 21st. February CAGOS workshop.
A facilitator from goinghomedotcom gave a riveting presentation on 'drug use and the matatu (mini-bus taxi) industry'
which including 'rap' kept the participants alternating between rapt attention and outbursts of
laughter.
Paper presented by David Ogot snr. entitled 'Boom, boom ba - beba' to matatu touts and drivers
| Saturday 22nd. February 'Maintaining
Abstinence - Life Post Rehab' was the topic for a session organised
by goinghomedotcom at the Asumbi Treatment Center in Homa
Bay. The session started with a screening of the video 'Nobody Kicks
A Dead Dog' followed by discussions and a question and answer session.
David Ogot a himself a former client of Asumbi Treatment Center and founder
of goinghomedotcom gave tips on staying sober and maintaining abstinence
while enjoying it. This session was combined with one of the core activities
of goinghomedotcom which is assisting
alcoholics (and other substance addicts) into rehabilitation. To this end
two more clients voluntarily started their journey to into recovery
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| Tuesday 25th. February Tala High School
awareness campaign. Tala hosts 17 other schools in a well organised and
extremely well attended event organised by the Office of the National Coordinator,
National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA). goinghomedotcom
gave a well received presentation entitled 'All parents and teachers
are fools...'
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| Thursday 27th. February Ms. Liz Kazungu (left) a presenter with the 'Good morning Kenya' programme on KBC T.V. and
Mrs Eileen Mlamba-Ogot a Director of goinghomedotcom, an alcohol and other drug use awareness organisation
on the set of 'Good Morning Kenya' at the KBC studios in Nairobi' | 
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Saturday 1st March On
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) T.V. at 9.30 a.m 'Good Morning
Kenya' show. Mrs Eileen Ogot a Director of goinghomedotcom talked about her
experiences living with an alcoholic and the timeliness of the launching of Mothers Against
Drug Abuse Caucus (MADAC) on the third of March.
Sunday 2nd. March The 2003
African Speed Championship; Kenya organised by The Kenya Federation of Roller Sports
and African Confederation Sports of Roller Skating. The venue for this was the Harambee Avenue
and Taifa Road junctions in Nairobi.goinghomedotcom has been associated with covering this
event since last year and is a firm believer that skating and roller-blading is going to go a long
way as an alternate, affordable activity to keep youth off drugs. To this end we are working
very closely with especially the Black Streak Skating Club. goinghomedotcom will
assist this fledgling sport in all ways possible as already several youth have left drugs as a
way of life and taken up skating.
Saturday 8th. March Open Day
Langata Junior Academy, Ngei Phase II, Langata Constituency of Nairobi.
goinghomedotcom organised a talk for parents and other guests on their place as
role models for their children. They were told how their use of alcohol and other drugs like
tobacco also influenced their children. Many of the parents in the area were steeped in denial
and could not bear to hear anything untoward about their children. The recent spate of robberies
in the area could be directly attributed to the gangs of youth in the area who had dropped out
of school and yet were still sheltered by their parents. These youth who hang around the whole
day around the kiosks were also the same ones who mugged ladies in the evenings. "It
is your children who are doing these robberies" was the response from the Langata police
when recently several members of the area went to report a robbery. The time to wake was either now
or on the day you bury your child they were told in no uncertain terms.
Friday 14th. March International Brain
Awareness Week (10th.-16th. March 2003) organised by Kenya Society of Neuroscientists
and sponsored by the National Museums of Kenya, National Agency for the Campaign
Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) as well as the Kenya Society of Neuroscientists.
In this session at the Louis Leakey Memorial Hall, at the National Museums of
Kenya the large hall was crowded with students from the Medical Training School,
Parklands High School, and Sharda High School. Several moving life experiences
were given one including one by David Ogot snr. a recovering alcoholic and a
Director of goinghomedotcom
Thursday, 13th. - Friday 14TH. March The
Center for Adolescents and Geriatrics Outreach Services (CAGOS) organised
the 3rd matatu (mini-bus taxi) industry workshop on drug abuse and HIV/AIDs
at the Marble Arch Hotel. goinghomedotcom has been associated with these
workshops since the first one last year and this year was no exception as this
was the second time we presented a paper tailored to members of this vital industry
on the second day. CAGOS is an indigenous, independent nonprofit , charitable
organisation that was established in December 1999 by a group of individuals
concerned with issues affecting the two most vulnerable groups (adolescents
and the aged across the continuum of aging. It was realised that many organisations
address the youth/adolescents as a vulnerable group in isolation, forgetting
that the youth are the older persons of tomorrow.
Paper presented by David Ogot snr. entitled 'Boom, boom ba - beba' to matatu touts and drivers
- Thursday 10th. April
- On Family TV Frankly Speaking
2 recovering alcoholics and 2 recovering addicts with Dr. Frank Njenga
- Saturday 12th. April
- On Family TV Frankly Speaking
2 recovering alcoholics and 2 recovering addicts with Dr. Frank Njenga (RPT)
- Wednesday 3rd. June
 Kameme F.M.
Interview with Angela Wanjiru (Seen Right with Ogot) for
the programme 'Lion Hearted' which airs on Mondays 7.50 am and repeated on Wednesdays at
7.10 pm. The programmes talks about those who have undergone great upheaval in their lives
and managed to overcome these circumstances and get thier lives back on track. It also talks
about what these people are now doing. Angela talked to David about his alcoholism
- Thursday 4th. June
 National Museums of Kenya (NMK), Institute of Primate
Research (IPR) First Staff Health Talks this year. This is an ongoing programme which
is conducted by the National Museums of Kenya for their staff on a regular basis. The focus
has been on HIV/AIDS but todays was on alcohol and drug use. These programmes are organised
by the NMK education department and are conducted by Mrs Rosemary Muchimuti.
Above left: some of the IPR staff listen keenly Also
shown as part of the programme was the video on alcoholism 'Nobody
Kicks A Dead Dog' produced by goinghomedotcom Video
- Monday 9th. June
- Kameme F.M. 'Lion Hearted'
radio programme 8.00 a.m. David Ogot talking about his battle with
alcoholism and how he has made a comeback and is moving on with his life by helping others
fighting this misunderstood disease.
- Wednesday 11th. June
 Kameme F.M. 'Lion Hearted'
radio programme 7.10 p.m. (RPT.) David Ogot talking about his battle with
alcoholism and how he has made a comeback and is moving on with his life by helping others
fighting this misunderstood disease.
- Wednesday 18th. June
 National Museums of Kenya HQ
Staff lunch time video shows This is the
weekly showing of video shows on health and social issues for the National Museums of Kenya
which are held every wednesday. Todays video was 'Nobody Kicks A Dog'
produced by goinghomedotcom Video The forty minute documentary
deals with the fundamental question, what is alcoholism?
- Monday 30th. June
 Mothers United Against
Drug Abuse campaign (MUADAC) way foward meeting at the boardroom of the Office of the National Coordinator, National
Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA). Muadac which was launched on the 3rd of March 2003
is an umbrella organisation of womens groups as well as indiduals who have come together to fight
the growing menace of alcohol and other drug use among Kenyans. memberships to the organisation, is
open to all interested parties at Kshs. 1,500/- per organisation per year and Kshs. 1,000/- per
year for individuals. All Kenyans of good-will especially those concerned by escalating drug use
in the country and its disasterous and often fatal effects on the youth and especially and poplace
in general are urged to come foward and join.Top right: Ms. Everlyn
Mandela, (left), Chairperson of MUADAC listens intently during the meeting
- Wednesday 23rd. July
 National Museums of Kenya (NMK), HQ.
second health talks the first having been on the 4th of June at Institute of Primate
Research (IPR). This is an ongoing programme which
is conducted by the National Museums of Kenya for their staff on a regular basis. The focus
has been on HIV/AIDS but todays was on alcohol and drug use. These programmes are organised
by the NMK education department in conjunction with and sponsored by
AAR Health Services and are conducted by various
facilitators guided by Mrs Rosemary Muchimuti of the NMK education department. The audience
started of the proceedings by watching Nobody Kicks A Dead Dog
the fourty minute documentary on alcoholism. above right: Rosemary Muchimuti of the
NMK Education dept. steering proceedings.
- Monday 4th August
Ms.
Jennifer Birech of Pumwani Secondary Schools guidance and counceling dept. with a cross section
of the students.
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Effects and consequences of Alcohol, cigarettes and other drug use on their lives for
students at Pumwani Secondary School Organised by Ms.
Jennifer Birech the teacher in charge of guidance and counseling at the school and
goinghomedotcom in morning session that was very well
recieved by the students. In an extremely interactive question and answer session between the
students and David Ogot snr. a Director of goinghomedotcom the students were informed that
the bottom line was their lives were in their hands and the oly person who ultimately
"cares most about you, is you. Not the teachers, your parents or even the
government."
- Wednesday 6th. August
Part of the audience following the proceedings intently |
At St. Stephens Cathedral, Jogoo Rd. Nairobi A
presentation of the effects of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking on the community was
tackled by David Ogot snr. of goinghomedotcom to the
Clergy of the Nairobi Diocese of the Anglican Church of Kenya
(ACK) In two papers. The workshop was organised by the
Office of the National Coordinator, National Agency for the Campaign
Against Drug Abuse (NACADA). David Ogot snr. is also a NACADA Consultant See Full Story >>
- Friday 12th. September
Noah Moyaki (left), Sara Macoun (center) and Ilipenget Sangaire (right) mother of one of the alcoholics at Corner Baridi after the session |
Awareness on alcoholism and other drug addictions arrives at
Corner Baridi for the benefit of the Maasai community who
live around there. The brain child of Sara Macoun the programme for community
awareness for the families and youth who live here has come about as a response to the high rate
of alcohol use by especially the young Maasai here. This first meeting in a local church and
included some alcoholics, was used to sensitise the modest group that turned up that alcoholism
was a disease and that it was treatable. Larger meetings are planned every Friday starting next
week 19-09-03 as part of an ongoing alcohol and other drug awareness campaign for the Maasai community living here. goinghomedotcom is also assisting in the running of this awareness and education programme
- Tuesday 16th. September
Some of the prison commandants are shown how women smuggle drugs in the hems of their clothes at the workshop in an exibit brought by the Ani-Narcotic Unit |
Workshop at the Kenya Institute of Adminstration for Prisons commandants and other senior prisons staff on alcohol and other drugs. The seminar was organised in three batches consisting of two days each by
National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) in collaboration with the Office of the Commisioner of Prisons. It was expected that at the end of these sesitisation workshops for Prisons Commanders, the officers would be better empowered and equipped on the types of drugs, their effects and rehabilitation processes of the inmates and how to handle them.
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- Friday 19th. September
Participants outside the A.C.K Christ The King Church at Corner Baridi |
The second meeting of the alcoholism awareness programme that is conducted every Friday at 10.00 a.m. at the A.C.K. Christ The King Church, Corner Baridi on Magadi Road. The forum is open to members of the Maasai community who reside here and not only tragets alcoholics, but moreso their families. These forums seek to empower the community with information about alcoholism and drug abuse so that they can help themselves by learning how to handle those afflicted as well as those affected
- Friday 26th. September
Different cultures - same goals. Rich, poor, black or white, young or old - a true 'equal opportunity' disease. Part of the group pose for a photo. Photo by: Caroline Courtesy: Sara Macoun |
The third meeting of the alcoholism awareness programme that is conducted every Friday at 10.00 a.m. at the A.C.K. Christ the King at Corner Baridi was somewhat different today as it was conducted in three languages: Swahili, the Maasai language and English. Both Kiswahili and Maasai translations from English texts were competently done by Sammy Musei These texts are going to be left among the community of the area so as to allow mass dissemination of alcoholism and other drug use.
- Thursday 2ND. - Friday 3RD. October
David Ogot of goinghomedotcom shows some footage from his 'mad drinking days' |
CAGOS Workshop for Matatu Drivers and Touts and official launch of CAGOS The workshop was held at the All Saints Cathedral Hall in Narobi. Once again Mr. Ogot of goinghomedotcom presented his paper 'Boom Boom ba - beba' which included rap, and comedy much to the amusement of the participants. This time he also showed them video clips from his drinking days which served to vividly bring to the fore how alcohol and other drugs affected somebody.
- Saturday 4th October
These scouts were not to be left out either |
National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) awareness day at Nyangua Secondary School, Kiritiri, Mbeere.
A massive total of 2,034 students attended this important occasion including 1,922 students from 16 secondary schols and 112 students from five primary schools accompanied by a total of 91 teachers between them. "Nobody cares about you but you!" was the message from David Ogot of goinghomedotcom
See Full Story >>
- Friday 10th. October
Awareness at Corner Baridi
- Friday 7th. November
David Ogot of goinghomedotcom shows some footage from his 'mad drinking days' |
National Agency for the Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) Awareness workshop at the Kenyatta International Conference Center for those living with an alcoholic, spouses, employers in a one-day workshop.
- Tuesday 18th. November
Officials of the route 23 Association |
Route 23 Outering Matatu Workers Association
Workshop at P.C.E.A Bahati Church Hall. The theme was 'Say no to drugs and HIV/AIDS' This was a one day seminar that covered various aspects of alcohol and other drugs as well as HIV/AIDS on their health and work. David Ogot of goinghomedotcom gave a graphic presentation accompanied by sound effects and rap to illustrate how the noise and drugs had given the whole industry a terrible image. He took them through his story and also covered Drug Abuse, Effects of Drug Abuse and finally Relationship between HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse.
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- Tuesday 25th. November
- National Youth Service (NYS) School Of Business Studies
One week workshop at NYS covering among other issues inlcuding HIV/AIDS, sexual harrasment in the workplace, and alcohol and other drug abuse. This section on alcohol and other drugs was handled by David Ogot of goinghomedotcom
Full Story >>
Wednesday 10th December
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A.I.C. MATHARE YOUTH CENTER Awareness workshop on drugs and HIV/AIDS.
Thursday 11th. December
Officials of the route 23 Association |
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Thursday 18th. December
FRANKLY SPEAKING FAMILY T.V.
December Date: Exact date to be confirmed Boys II
Men, rite of passage programme
Young participants pay keen attention at last years event
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The Stage between childhood and young adulthood is usually overlooked yet it
has quite a great implication to the kind of man a boy child becomes. Based
on this realisation, Juhudi Childrens' Club felt it neccessary to organise
a programme that prepares the young boys for the changes and challenges ahead
and thus facilitate a smooth transition to adulthood.goinghomedotcom
has been associated with this event from 2002 giving alcohol and drug abuse
awareness sessions
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