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Henry Migingo hails from Seme Reru, Kisumu Rural Constituency,
Kenya. He is the fourth born in a polygamous family,
his mother being the first wife. He survived several
difficulties that go with this kind of family set up
which inculcated a lot of independence in his character
and thinking pattern. He did his basic education in
a rural set up hence giving him acquaintance with the
traditions and cultural practices of his Luo community.
He is married with two children.
He went to Superior College - Kisumu where he
did both stages of the Kenya Accounting and
Technicians Certificate (KATC). He later studied
privately for Certified Public Accountant’s Courses
(CPA) I & II and is pursuing CPA III. He believes
that nothing is impossible with a determined person.
Henry started his accounting practice at Kened
International Company Ltd, a company dealing
with clearing and forwarding. He then lectured at Agape
School of Professional Studies where he also
got basic computer knowledge. His accounting experience
was further built when he joined Waiyai Dairy
as an accountant and later Airport View Garage
in the same capacity. He is currently working with Gulf
African Petroleum Corporation Kenya Ltd, a
company operating in several nations of Africa. Before
joining college, Henry worked for two years with Plan
International (currently Plan Kenya),
as a data collector. This gave him the opportunity of
meeting more than six thousand needy families. This
is where his vision to help the marginalized poor and
those suffering from AIDS, was born.
He campaigns against the culture of polygamy, wife
inheritance, female genital mutilation and sharing of
knives in male circumcision ceremonies, a common practice
in many communities of Kenya. He has used funeral gatherings,
church meetings and high school invitations to do his
advocacy. Henry is a born again Christian with deep
roots in the teachings of Christ. He has been an associate
of Kenya Students Christian Fellowship
(KSCF) since 1996. KSCF has served him as a vehicle
through which he has visited over two hundred public
High schools, three colleges and one university in Kenya.
Henry is concerned about the suffering of the Seme
people as they have been devastated by AIDS. Because
this is the place of his birth, he had a special concern
for the plight of these people. He also is reaching
out to the Ogiek community which has
been marginalized since the colonial peroid. He came
into contact with the OVF team in 2003. Since then,
Joy and Jeff have since given him much moral support
in his work.
Henry advocates for the following:
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Bottom up economy as a means
of taking the African economy from its knees |
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Freedom of speech for the marginalized communities |
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Education for the Ogiek people and small-scale
businesses for the adults |
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Creation of several Voluntary Counseling
Centres (VCT’s) in Kenya |
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Strengthening of positive culture in the
African community |
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The use of ICT tools as a means of communicating
information |
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Collaboration and networking among organizations
as a means of avoiding duplication |
Contact:
Henry Migingo
P.O. Box 40908 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
East Africa
Cell: 0254733695259
Home: 0254723486668
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