{"id":44735,"date":"2023-04-10T16:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/?p=44735"},"modified":"2023-04-10T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T16:26:41","slug":"welcome-madame-irene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyamboyotechnical.org\/welcome-madame-irene\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Madame Irene!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44735\" class=\"elementor elementor-44735\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a003a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a003a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad4d0d\" data-id=\"6ad4d0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afdaee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7afdaee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">We are thrilled to announce the appointment of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">Irene Kwambo<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">ka, called Madame Irene by her students, as NTS\u2019 Lead Instructor of Hairdressing.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Madame Irene <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">joined NTS in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">June 2021<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"> as an assistant teacher<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"> and has led our students through their first NITA exam.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We are delighted to see her take the big step of leading the Hairdressing Program!<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">Prior to joining NTS, she worked as a hair braiding specialist at Komin<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"> Salon in Kisii <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">own. She has also volunteered in the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">H<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">airdressing <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">D<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">epartment at Entanke Polytechnic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">Madame Irene, who is an advocate for women&#8217;s menstrual health rights, will lead our AFRIpads program in 2023. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">AFRIpads is <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">an award-winning social enterprise, founded on the belief that menstrual health is a human right.\u00a0 NTS is partnering with AFRIpads to provide our students with reusable menstrual pads and reproductive education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\">Madame Irene is a graduate of <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Kisii Polytechnic<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: #1000;\"> where she earned her <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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