Alan and his wife, Renice, have been accepted into the Peace Corps. They will be departing for Kenya on May 27 to become Small Business Advisor volunteers.

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Alan and his wife, Renice, have been accepted into the Peace Corps. They will be departing for Kenya on May 27 to become Small Business Advisor volunteers



Alan and his wife, Renice, have been accepted into the Peace Corps. They will be departing for Kenya on May 27 to become Small Business Advisor volunteers.

DALLAS-EAST MEMBER JOINS PEACE CORPS

Alan and his wife, Renice, have been accepted into the Peace Corps. They will be departing for Kenya on May 27 to become Small Business Advisor volunteers.

The Small Enterprise Development Project goals are:

> To improve the management capacity of small business enterprises.

> To created employment through expansion of existing businesses.

> To provide basic business skills to Youth Polytechnic students.

> To promote income generating projects.

The Peace Corps will provide them with a comprehensive cross-cultural orientation and technical training. In addition, they will have to learn to speak the Swahili language. They will be expected to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in order to be effective and make a contribution in Kenya.

Alan and Renice have been married for seven years and have no children. They have both worked in the computer software industry for the last 15 and 19 years, respectively.

Their motivation for joining the Peace Corps is two fold. The primary reason of course is the humanitarian aspects of helping others who are in need. A secondary reason is more selfish. They enjoy traveling, meeting people, and learning about different cultures.

Alan is a social phobic. He understands that this will be a huge mental challenge, but he has faith in his anxiety coping skills. He has learned that you must "feel the fear and do it anyway." And he reminds himself that he is a "strong and worthy person".

Alan has been attending ABIL meetings for over a year. The meetings and discussions have been so helpful to him. He realized that he wasn't alone and through education and practice you will get better.

Hakuna Matata (Swahili for No Troubles)!


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