WELFARE

POSH means is classy elegant or fashionable. Posh is mainly used when talking about a setting like a restaurant. Posh can also be describing a woman. There other meanings but the general one is something luxurious furnished or sumptuously. (Dictionary,2012) 

1. The official retirement age in Kenya for men and women is the similar and the legal retirement age is 60.
2. In Kenya the system of pensioning is a bit different if compared to other countries because as it is seen    if a person is too old to work he/she is pensioned by the company they worked for and they payed monthly.
3. Unemployed people in Kenya do not get any benefits however the youth have groups that are established by the government  for them to study some new technical activities  which they will use to serve the country later in life.
4. In Kenya the only benefits that are rendered to citizens are housing benefits but this is mostly rendered by companies to their members. In addition there are maternity benefits where women are paid before they give birth.
5. In Kenya there are different social workers who work in public institutions for example, the street cleaners who work for the Municipal Council which is a public service.
6. There are very many charities in Kenya some of them are for helping the disabled, the poor,orphans and many more. The collect money in form of during rallies such as a game of car racing, also banks do hold functions where people are charged some fees to attend the function. 
7. Citizens Advice Bureau in Kenya has not been implemented yet but the government is working on it  however in Kenya the substitute of this bureau are the offices of chiefs or their county representatives.
8. NHS National Health Services in Kenya is growing since now there are more services however some of the difficulties they face are insufficient funds and equipment in other words the health facilities are poorly designed.
9. Family doctors are mostly hired by the private or rich families most of the citizens there they go to public hospitals were the doctors hired there work for the government.

(Charity, 2012)

References

DICTIONARY (2012) Posh. Available at: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/posh?s=t (Accessed: 14 December 2012).

CHARITY (2010)  Charities in Kenya [Online]. Available at: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cancer+run+in+kenya&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=flDLUJ-gHMaM0AXxiYD4AQ&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1366&bih=667#hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=charities+in+kenya&oq=charities+in+kenya&gs_l=img.12..0i24.6463.13203.0.15345.37.20.1.5.5.3.284.1110.15j1j1.17.0...0.0...1c.1.uV0nbTrC5lU&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.1355325884,d.d2k&fp=a3a99c07857410c1&bpcl=39967673&biw=1366&bih=667(Accessed: 13 Dec 2012).

QUALITY OF LIFE

My lifestyle has changed from the day I travelled from Kenya to UK. The standard of life has risen and more dependency is needed. Below are some of  the factors that have changed or affected the quality of life in University of Glamorgan.
Firstly, the climate here is one of the main factors affecting me. In Kenya the weather has never been below 18 Celsius meaning it is warm back at home however, in the UK the weather always ranges between 10 Celsius to as low as -7 Celsius. This drastic change of climate has given me a had time to adapt also I cannot wait to experience the real winter  life.


Secondly, for the first month in the University I rarely ate much since the types of meals sold around were different also the way of cooking was different  thus made me  loose weight. Later I discovered some of the Asians shops  sell some of Kenyan local food stuff  such as beans, Kenyan rice and many more this made me happy since from that day I usually cook my Kenyan meals.

Thirdly, the mode of dressing has changed in Kenya I used to wear light clothes because it was always sunny here even though it is sunny it is still cold so the new trend of dressing is wearing warm clothes and wearing many clothes to avoid getting cold. Also when in Kenya I loved wearing sandals but when I came in the UK the cold here cannot let one wear them rather it is warmer when one wears boot and other warm shoes.

 Fourthly, When in Kenya I loved speaking Swahili most of the times but after I came in the UK, I had to speak English more often since most of the people are whites and international students from other countries.

My sleeping patterns too has changed since nowadays i sleep late because of the home-works given or maybe am out partying because when i was in Kenya, it was hard to  go partying till morning because my parents were strict.

PRESENTATIONS

Presentations about the London riots were presented on 23rd of November. As we listened to the different presentations and writing down the main points it was noticed that the theme in all the presentations was the cause and consequences of London riots. There were five groups in total and here is a summary of what all the groups discussed about.
The first presentation was made by Timmy and Ayo and below are short notes on what they discussed about.

• Riots started on 6th August 2011
• £200 million worth of property damage was incurred ,3100 people were arrested.
• Politician were told to intervene to condemn the riots.
• After three days of rioting it spread to other cities

Reference

GUARDIAN (2012) 'UK riots 2011'. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/london.riots (Accessed: 23 November 2012).


The second presentation was made by Amal and Joy and this were some of the points they discussed about

• Death of Mark Duggan
• Spread of the riots to other cities
• Economic and political issues
• Use of visual images to show the effects of the riots
• Harassment by the police

Reference
BBC (2011) Causes of riots. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (Accessed: 23 November 2012).

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Happiness & James were the third group to present. Below are the main points they discussed

• Riots claimed to start on 6th August in Tottenham
• Use of pictures to illustrate the places of riots
• Mark Duggan (29years)
• Shot by police
• Economic situation
• Spread to other cities(BBC,2012)

Reference

BBC (2011) . Available at: http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59851000/jpg/_59851787_012618269-1.jpg
(Accessed: 22 November 2012).

Fejiro & Ishan were the fourth group to present they discussed the following points

Causes of riots in UK

• Lack of fathers
• Social exclusion
• Weak policing
• Racism
• Opportunism

Reference

BBC (2012) ' The competing arguments used to explain the riots'. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14483149 (Accessed:23 November 2012).


Praygod and Nimesh  discussed on the following point

some cause of the riots were (Muir, 2012)

• Death of  Mark Duggan
• Police pushed Stafford Scott (Community)
• Unemployment

Effects of the riots

• Death of people
• People living in fear
• Use of mobile phones

Reference

Muir, H. (2012) 'Tottenham riots : misssteps in the dance of police and frustrated community', The Guardian , 5 September[Online]. Available at : http://www.gurdian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/05/tottenham-riots-police-community  (Accessed: 22 November 2012).

Below is a picture of all the people that presented and the presentations were held in that same room where the picture was taken. The photographer was our Lecturer  Miss, Gaby.

(Gaby,2012)