YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

Amon Naibei has identified his niche in the writing industry and it seems to be working for him very well. He is a writer and founder of Inspiration Hub which is an online portal where he shares inspirational and motivational articles that aims at touching peoples heart outside there especially those who are under going difficulties in their day to day life. Apart from writing, he is also a Basketball player, well you can tell that from his height, he has been playing basket ball ever since he was young and he has plans of pursuing it too. He sat down with Elvis Alphy and opened up to him about his journey, his life and the future plans that he has.

Tell us about yourself?

My name is Amon Naibei, 19 years old. I live in Eldoret town with my family. I come from a family of two where i am the first born. I have recently graduated from high school, i am an alumni of Uasin Gishu High School and right now am planning to join Zetech College to pursue communication. My Hobbies are Photography, Writing and playing Basketball.

When did you Found 'INSPIRATION HUB'?

I did found it last year on August 22nd just before my birthday. I always had the idea of opening it but i never knew it could be that soon, and since then i have been putting all my best in it.

What Inspired you or rather what motivated you to establish this online platform for inspiration messages and encouragement?

I was inspired by the love of writing, ever since i was young, i would just grab a pen and a paper then write something from no where then find people liking it so much. I once sent one of my articles to a veteran journalist and she liked it so much, then i thought,why don't i start sharing this articles with other people out there. This  opened my eyes and eventually motivated me to found it.

That's a good way to start, so tell us, how has the journey been so far? Do you face any challenges in your writing career?

The journey has been like walking in a new place where you don't know what is happening and the side strips have been interesting. Yes. the challenges have been there, "what will make us stronger if not challenges?" he joked. Sometime the people who you thought would support you draw away or even trash your efforts but again, i came to discover that there are people out there who are interested in reading great articles. Someone once told me 'where has this page been all this time' another one said, ' now i am going to read something that is going to add value to my life instead of all this garbage' its this kind of people that i always try my best to give 100% so as to deliver my level best.

Nice, we can judge from your height that you are either a Model or a Basket Ball player, Do you venture into any of them?

Hahaha , me a model, tricky sana. But you are right, i also do play Basket ball. I have been playing it since i was a little boy and it was one of my favorite sports that i did participate while in high school.

Do you take it serious like Writing?

Yes,i love basket ball so much. In it , i find identity and in writing is where i express myself. When i am in the court, i develop basketball, when i am out of the court am sharpening my skills on writing. Each has its equal love and attention.

Now what do you plan to pursue between the two?

No one has ever died trying, so i will follow what my heart wants and pursue both of them.

Do you receive good support from you parents?

Yes, i have the best parents who appreciate my talent and have always supported me from the beginning up to now.

What about you friends, Do they also play a positive role in your work?

Yes, they have always been there to support me, encourage me and motivate me.There is Pastor Jemo and his wife Patricia Wanyonyi who usually aid me with books and insights and have always challenged me to read more so that i can write much. There is Oscar Bwoma and Ian Jotham who together give me numerous pictures for stories and also financial support. Plus i wouldn't forget my friend Patricia Gunn who is also my advertiser. 

What future plans do you have for both of them?

By the Grace of God, i am aiming at playing for  NBA in future and for writing, i plan to keep writing and share my articles so as to reach millions of people around the world and have a positive impact in there life.

Good plans you have, all the best, Who do you look up to, your Role Model?

Tylor Ongwae.

Before we finish, lets talk about your Fashion and Style, How can you describe your style?

Haha, I can simply describe my style in two words, Simple and Classy. I usually get tips and ideas from Style With Alphy when it comes to Fashion.

HaHa, i bet you do, So what can you tell our viewers, How can they reach you, any last words?

First of all am grateful to have been invited to be your guest today on Style With Alphy Youth Empowerment Segment, this is my first interview ever since i started and i am Thankful to God to have finally got the platform to talk about my journey etc. 

secondly, people can find me on Facebook  @AmonNaibei, and can also access my Facebook page @InspirationHub, on Instagram, they will find me @amonoverscorethegreat and my email address is amonnaibei@gmail.com. 

My Parting Shot to you guys is..Everyday make it count, Greatness is Built daily.

You are welcome and Thank you to for finding time to be with us today. My word to you is, Everything is possible if you only try, never stop dreaming it, never stop chasing it. Don't wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself, be proud of every step you take towards reaching you goal. From Style With Alphy team, we wish you all the very best as you Style and Shape up your future dreams and goals.

QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS.

1. Whats your favorite food? Chapati, Meat, Pilau

2. What do you love doing the most?  Touching lives of people.

3. Most embarrassing moment? My belt once broke and it was such a long day.

4. What do you love most about yourself? My Height.

5. If you were a president for one day, what would you do?  Change the mindset of people.

6. Are you dating?  No

7. What do you hate the most? Arrogance.

8. Which team do you support? Golden State Warriors.

Head over to our pages on Instagram and Facebook for more Photos 

Special Thanks to God, My Family, and Friends who played a big role in making this a success.

INTERVIEW DONE BY  ELVIS ALPHY, FOUNDER OF @STYLEWITHALPHY 

ASSISTED BY  LAKIESHA NJOKI.

PHOTOS BY  DENNIS FEDHA OF FRAY LINKS PHOTOGAPHY

 

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

Phoebe Mercy is a 19 years old girl who is so multi talented. She is an artist, a dancer and she also recites spoken word. She has recently graduated from Uasin Gishu High School. She is the third born from a family of 5 kids and she resides in Eldoret town with her family.

However, as much as she is multi talented, she decided to specialize and venture into one field and that is Arts. Phoebe loves drawing so much. She is inspired and driven by the love and passion that she has and feels for arts. She started drawing while she was in class one but at that time, she was only doing it for fun but after form four, she took it more serious and right now it is bringing her some little pocket money for herself. She plans to pursue arts but she confessed that given a chance to go abroad, she would pursue dancing.

There is always one or two challenges that everyone faces in there day to day life and according to phoebe, challenges are their to make us stronger and she was not afraid to open up to some of the challenges that she does face in her career as an artist. One of the challenges that she faces is that most of her clients usually delay to pay her after she has drawn them while others are not serious with her work and its seen from how they even dilly dally to pay for deposit so that she may begin to draw them. She also opened up that her parents don't give her their full maximum support, they don't take her artistic skill as a serious career or job that can generate for her income, making her to do most of the things on her own.

The good thing about her artistic skill is that it does generate for her a little income. She draws people then in return, she is paid. She doesn't charge her services expensive, she charges her clients 2000sh per picture but the price is negotiable but if you want your picture to be unframed, you pay 1000sh, the other 1000sh is usually for frame. She once drew and produced an exact copy of someone and this she says was on of her biggest achievement in her career so far. Her role model when it comes to art is an artist called Ogaye Stephen whom she really looks up to. She is satisfied with the growth of our local entertainment industry saying that it is growing at a good and smooth growth.

Before I had to let her go, I had to ask about her Fashion and Style because that's what Style With Alphy is all about. She told me that she looks up to Silvia Njoki who is a fashion blogger. Well, i must say that when it comes to Fashion, Phoebe doesn't disappoint. During our Interview meeting, she came dressed in white pants, black turtle neck topping it up with a gold chain then finished the whole look with a simple pair of sandals. "Why stress yourself when its Saturday?" she joked.

Before winding up the meeting, i concluded by encouraging her that the sky is no longer the limit and that she should keep aiming higher and higher. I finished by assuring her that she has the Patience, the Strength and the Passion to achieve her ambition, her goals and her dreams, all she has to do is to try because she can do it. 

You can reach her on Facebook @Pheobe Unic Mercy Unic if you want to be drawn. Check some of her work on our Instagram and Facebook page @STYLEWITHALPHY.

QUICK FIRE QUESTION.

1. Whats your favorite meal? Pilau

2. Whats your favorite color? Dark Blue

3. Who do you turn for advise? My Friend 'Kanja Kevin'

4. What do you Dislike the most?  Pretenders

5. Do you have any weird habits? I am Unpredictable.

6. One thing you can't stay without? My Phone.

7. Relationship Status? Single.

THE TEAM.

Interview Done By Elvis Alphy founder of @Stylewithalphy

Assisted by Lakiesha Njoki and Davis Abush.

Photos by Denis Fedha of @Frayz Links Photography.

Follow our Social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @STYLEWITHALPHY to check more photos about this initiative. Thanks to everyone who has always been part of Style With Alphy's journey. The main Theme of this Initiative or Segment is to help everyone Style and Shape up their future Dreams and Goals and every week we will be featuring our youths on this segment by providing for them a platform to tell our viewers about them selves, what they do etc.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

Brian Mbithi A.K.A Yobriz  is a Dancer and a Student at Umoja High School. He is in form four. He started dancing while he was in class seven and since then he has been pushing hard and chasing after his dreams and goals of becoming a dancer in future. He  plans to pursue his career in dancing to the latter.

Yobriz is his stage name. He is a freelance dancer meaning he doesn't belong to any dance group but he tells us that once in a while he partners up with different dance crews like Juspers, Hood crew etc. He loves dancing to HIP HOP songs, Riddim songs and Lingala.

Even in his journey in the dancing career, he did open to us to some of the challenges that he experiences. Inadequate finance is one of the biggest challenges that he faces as a dancer. A lot of things needed requires a lot of money like costumes, music systems, and also money to move from one place to another. Also, he says that his work is seasonal meaning that he only dances when there is shows or events.

According to him, our local entertainment industry is growing at a good pace and he is looking forward to indulge more and more in it. But then we wondered how he is able to juggle between studies and his dance  but he clarified and told us that to him, education will always come  first more than anything. He  usually tries to create free time to do practices and rehearsals during weekends plus during school functions, he is usually honored to perform before students, teachers and guests.

His role model is Chris Brown, he looks up to him because Chris inspires him so much to follow his dreams. He has good plans for himself in future, he looks forward to open his own dance academy  so as to train and teach young people on how to dance. One of his biggest achievements so far was to perform during Kenya Revenue Authority county function and also during Mr and Miss Tourism Uasin Gishu County event. 

Before we let him go, we had to talk about his Fashion and Style because that's the main purpose of Style With Alphy. He tells us that as a dancer, he has to pay keen interest in his dress code so as to catch the attention of people while performing. He confessed to us that he usually admires Chris Brown's style so much and he usually strives to look better than him.

He concluded by telling us that Dance is the food for his soul and that he will stop at nothing to get to where he focuses to be. We encouraged him to keep up the good work and wished him all the best in his future endeavors. Style With Alphy is for anyone Styling and Shaping up their future dreams and goals and assured him that as long as he believes in himself and is determined to reach for his dreams, nothing will stop him,

QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS.

1 . Whats your favorite meal? Chapati and Nyama

2. Which team do your support in the European Premier League? Manchester United

3. Whats you favorite movie?  Scorpion

4. Are you dating anyone? Yes Who?( LAUGHS)    

5. Whats your favorite color? Blue

 Follow him on Facebook and Instagram @Yo Briz

                                                                                                  Interviewed by ELVIS ALPHY

ABOUT STYLE WITH ALPHY

STYLE WITH ALPHY.

ABOUT.

Style With Alphy is an online Fashion and Lifestyle Blog that provides our readers with the latest style and trends from the world of Fashion and also introduce them to a trendy, yet sophisticated lifestyle.

Style With Alphy is for any stylish person who believes in their sense of style and knows that real style is not right or wrong, but rather a matter of being yourself for a purpose. It is for those whose individual style defines them and is a reflection of their personality.

Style With Alphy is also a Blog with a Cause. It provides a platform that enable us to deal with different challenges in our community  and through this way, we are able to give back to the society in every capacity that we can. There are a lot of problems that affect our society, our people, our children etc, and so Style With Alphy bring people together towards dealing with all this challenges.

As a Blog, we purpose to empower the youths and children who are doing something with their lives. Whether its music, fashion, sports, arts etc. The once who have discovered their talents and follow it to the latter. Under our lifestyle segment, we provide a platform for them to be able to tell the people who they are, what they do, their future plans etc and through  this way we are able to inspire them, encourage them, motivate them etc. So we basically sit down with them and do a short interview with them then we feature them on our social media handles and also our blog website. Basically, Style With Alphy is for any youngster who  Believes in themselves, anyone who is ambitious and chasing after their dreams.