/tags/vitendo4africa Vitendo4Africa en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-04/a-st-louis-area-african-nonprofit-uses-dance-to-boost-african-girls-mental-health Vitendo4Africa is an African social organization in the St. Louis region providing dance therapy to African immigrant children weekly. Most of the children are either immigrants or the children of immigrants who struggle with depression and anxiety. Program director Faiza Muhambi says African children need dance to help improve their physical and mental health, which will benefit them educationally and socially. Thu, 04 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2023-05-04/a-st-louis-area-african-nonprofit-uses-dance-to-boost-african-girls-mental-health Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-05-07/how-vitendo4africa-helps-african-immigrants-get-their-footing-in-st-louis In Swahili, the word “vitendo” means action. And taking action is what Geoffrey Soyiantet had in mind when he founded Vitendo4Africa in St. Louis 10 years… Thu, 07 May 2020 19:58:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-05-07/how-vitendo4africa-helps-african-immigrants-get-their-footing-in-st-louis Sarah Fenske /education/2018-08-29/on-trip-to-kenya-st-louis-teens-give-back-reconnect-with-roots It hit them that they were back home as soon as they were off they off the plane and in the crowded Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.“And… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:44:15 GMT /education/2018-08-29/on-trip-to-kenya-st-louis-teens-give-back-reconnect-with-roots Ryan Delaney /education/2018-07-18/perspective-and-excitement-for-kenyan-teens-on-volunteer-trip-home Sally Gacheru is wearing a black t-shirt with the Kenyan flag embroidered on it: red, black and green, with a shield in the middle.“My pride being a… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:21:13 GMT /education/2018-07-18/perspective-and-excitement-for-kenyan-teens-on-volunteer-trip-home Ryan Delaney