Monday, February 14, 2011

Calendar love

One of the quirky things that becomes evident after spending some time around here is that Kenyans LOVE calendars.  Desk calendars, flip calendars, and especially wall calendars are prized commodities, and many companies will give away calendars as a marketing tool.  Because many poorer Kenyan families don't indulge in things like home decorations, you will often find a one-room house that is covered inside with calendars going back years into the past.  For this application, it's not so much about the dates on the calendar as it is the pictures and slogans that you find printed around the dates - it's art! 

It's not surprising, then, that CARE for AIDS has a calendar for 2011.  You'll find these hanging on the walls of all our centers and offices, making sure that all of our workers know what the date of the third Wednesday in April will be...


Also, what better wedding favor than a calendar commemorating the big day?  Steve gave me this awesome wall calendar as a gift for being in his wedding - it features lots of pictures from the wedding and even an inspirational verse.  Sweet!


And if none of those match your home decor, you could always go with the ever-popular Obama family calendar, sold at all fine Kenyan supermarkets!  Just what we've always wanted to "Brighten the year 2011"...

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