I am very excited to prepare for my next Infant Massage Certification training – in Kenya!
Suzanne Adamson (UK trainer) and myself (Jody Wright, USA) will be doing the first International Association of Infant Massage instructor training in Nairobi next week.
We expect about 25 participants in the program, ranging from doulas, to clinic health workers, to orphanage staff. It will be an interesting group of professionals who work with the diverse families of this major African city. Nairobi includes some of the poorest urban areas in all of Africa.
A good portion of the participants receive on scholarships so they can return to their projects and bring infant massage to the parents and babies they serve. The Infant Massage USA Humanitarian Fund is supporting seven participants. And AMURTEL USA is supporting four participants. Both of the IAIM trainers are volunteering their time, along with the host for the program, Abha Light Foundation. (They provide affordable, natural medicine for the people of Africa.)a
We still need sponsorship for 4 more participants. If you can contribute, please donate through the new “Donate” button on the top of the infantmassageUSA.org website. $100 pays for materials for one scholarship participant, but any amount helps. Please use the comment box to specify the use of your donation.
Thank you! I will send back photos and stories from Kenya!
- Jody
PS – Two years ago Suzanne and I brought Infant Massage to West Africa and trained 60 people in January 2010. See pictures of that very successful trip here.
