The community has been considering a profit-sharing scheme instead of using the minimum wage to pay coop workers. They have consulted with an accountant-friend who has told them it is possible.

They would like to up the wage-rate in proportion to hours worked and profit-made by the coop. For this task, we are looking for people knowledgeable in business economics to help us work out how to do this and still comply with the cooperative code.

This space will be used to provide general project information and updates.

Welcome to the village of Rebecca Dulo! We are so happy that you've chosen to join our group.

Please take a few moments to post a message introducing yourself so that we can get to know you better. If you have a specific skill set that you think may be useful to our project, we'd love to know more. We are very grateful that you have chosen to volunteer your time with us and look forward to joining hands with you to make our project a success.

Some months ago a discussion started on Nabuur about girls in Kabondo, Kenya not being able to attend school during their period; a common problem in many parts of the developing world. Disposable pads are very expensive and alternatives don't seem to exist for most girls. They often just stay home for the 5-10 days per month that they have they period, rather than be embarrassed. This cuts heavily into their education. ( To see past discussion visit http://www.nabuur.com/en/village/kabondo/project/task/feminine-hygiene-p...)

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Hi there

Can you look for resources that can help with the awareness and sensitization programme? Even if you only have an hour or two to spare it would be of great help. Please look over the task goals and then research on the INTERNET. Resources specifically designed for or aimed at Kenya are especially useful but anything that is related to the topic at hand.

Please attach web pages or documents to your message or send them to me or to George Onyango

Thanks for your time

Gillian