AKPA is passionate about ensuring Kenyans in the Metro Atlanta get a helping hand. As you know most foreigners do not qualify for any financial assistance. AKPA has stepped and for the 10 years AKPA Members and Friends have raised funds ( totaling over $10,000) to support the Dr. Njeri Thuo Karangu Scholarship. In 2012, AKPA would like to support more Kenyan students and give them a helping hand as they pursue their education. Contributions will be accepted online on our webiste www. akpa-atlanta.org. For more information on how you can support AKPA Scholarship fund please email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 404913AKPA ( 2572 )

Applications for the AKPA 2012 Scholarship will be accepted between March 1^st and June 15^th, 2012 via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please distribute out to all Kenyan College Students in the Metro Atlanta Colleges and Universities.

Who can apply?

1. Kenyan Undergraduate Student in a Metro Atlanta and surrounding counties who are currently in a 2 or 4 Year degree program.

2. Kenyan Undergraduate Students studying in a any US College or University who’s Kenyan Parent(s) is a member in good standing of AKPA and reside in Metro Atlanta and surrounding counties.

Requirements:

A resume

1. Resume should be the one you plan to use to apply for employment. Resume must include current degree program, employment present and past, objective / goals, any special skills and awards. References Required.

2. Resume should include at least 10 hours volunteer hours with AKPA. buy Aug 15th 2012. Events are posted on website.

3. Cover letter is optional but recommend.

Below are the 2011 Scholarship recipients. Each one recieved $1000. All Monies for the scholarships are provided by AKPA members and Friends.

You Screwed Up. Now What?

By René Shimada Siegel | Apr 3, 2012

You Screwed Up. Now What?

We all make mistakes. It's how we handle them that makes the difference between a simple "Oops," and an epic fail.

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It happens. We’re all human.

Everyone makes mistakes. It’s the way they’re handled that can mean success or failure to a business. Our team is no different. We work extra hard to fix problems quickly and earn back the trust of our employees or customers.

Not everyone is so conscientious. Take, for example, our soon-to-be-former payroll provider. Errors that could have been remedied quickly have now rolled into one huge epic fail.

Despite repeated requests for our year-end W-2s, they arrived 1) more than a week late, 2) ugly as hell, and 3) incorrect. Any of these would be horrible. But this was special. Our payroll report arrived accompanied by reports from other companies, complete with the social security numbers of their employees. The payroll provider missed both calls they had scheduled to discuss these errors with us, our names were frequently misspelled, and the payroll company placed blame on our employees for screw-ups in their process. Let’s say we’ve got a bit of an issue on our hands.

So, what should you do when you make a mistake?