Ambassador Scholarship Alert! Work, Travel & Learning Opportunities in the USA for Kenyan Students
Wilson October 4, 2023
Work, learn, and travel in the United States during your university holidays through the Ambassador Scholarship Fund for Summer Work Travel. Application Deadline: November 15, 2023. This is an opportunity to gain professional and English language experience in the U.S, and share your culture through the U.S. Department of State’s Summer Work Travel program. Overview If you are chosen as a Department of State grantee, you will gain professional experience in the United States, improve your English language skills, and share their own culture with Americans on the Summer Work Travel BridgeUSA visa! The Ambassadors Fund for SWT is a unique public diplomacy program and distinct from the general BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Program (SWT). Program Highlights: Ambassadors Fund Scholarship recipients will travel to the United States for up to four months during their university summer break. You will be matched with host employers in seasonal communities throughout the United States,
Read MorePresident Ruto To CBK: Facilitate Diaspora Trade Through DhowCSD
Wilson September 11, 2023
H.E the President William Ruto officially launched the DhowCSD, a new Central Securities Depository (CSD) that offers a simple, efficient, and secure portal by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to enable the public to invest in Government of Kenya securities seamlessly. In the event that was also attended by the Diaspora Affairs PS Roseline Njogu, the president commended the Central Bank for the innovative approach but challenged its administrators to ensure that the members of the diaspora community aren’t left behind. “DhowCSD has brought about a big component of transparency in our financial market,” said the President. According to the president, DhowCSD should now be made possible for Kenyans in the Diaspora who do not have a Kenyan bank account to be able to purchase Gov’t securities using other convenient means of payment. He added that this will avail the opportunity for majority of Kenyans in the Diaspora to
Read MoreDiaspora Tips: How Kenyans in the US can maximize on available services and opportunities at the Embassy
Jambo List Admin August 23, 2023
Robert Ng’ong’a, Commercial & Trade attache’, Kenyan Embassy in Washington DC, breaks down the main areas that Kenyans living in the US diaspora can exploit through the Embassy to better travel, do business, trade and support the Kenyan Economy while in the US. He was speaking during the 2023 Jambo List Diaspora Expo weekend in New Jersey.
Read MoreHow folks in the Diaspora get easily scammed
admin May 13, 2023
Majority of the people who left Kenya in the 80s and early 90s and started their lives in the USA are nearing retirement age. After working for all these years in a foreign country, do you ever wonder why some of the friends you left in Kenya are doing way better than you? Do you ever feel like you don’t have anything to show for it? You are not alone. Are you living an America dream? Is your business thriving? These are all good questions to ask yourself. Many of us who are living in the diaspora have at one point or the other lost money through the hands of investment scammers. These scammers are led by people who have studied our behavior and are aware of our weaknesses and shortcomings. They also know how difficult it is for some of us to travel back home frequently. They also understand
Read MoreJambo List Co-Owner Win’s a Car from Optiven’s FurahiaNaOptiven Campaign
admin May 13, 2023
Jambo List Co-Owner, Mrs Serah Munyiri won a Toyota Passo during Optiven’s FurahiaNaOptiven Campaign that was held on Oct 1st 2021. Serah who resides in New Jersey with her family received and acknowledged the win virtually via zoom while her older sister Margaret and her family received and drove it home on her behalf. The vehicle was one among three to be won in the campaign which was launched in October 2021. Serah and her husband are business and real estate investors both in Kenya and the USA. They recently invested with Optiven Limited and hence were entered in the draw. Jambo List is a Business Marketing company based in the USA. You can visit their website at http://www.jambolist.com. In an interview, Serah said she co-owns Jambo List with her business partner Mrs. Teresa Njoroge. Their goal is to market African owned businesses based in the USA and Kenyan
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