UR IT Magazine November 2015

KENYAN WRITER
BRINGS PASSION
TO UR IT
The UR IT staff early in 2015 warmly
welcomed a writer from eastern Kenya and
she has been contributing fresh and exciting
articles to the magazine non-stop.
Readers may have read some of her articles
and noticed her name by now. Vivian
Achieng, 23, said writing is “just a hobby
that I extremely love.”
She discovered online through Problogger
that UR IT was recruiting writers, so she
visited uritmag.com to find out more.
“I immediately fell in love with its vision of
addressing women’s health, social and fitness
issues,” she said. “Its style was refreshing,
causing me to develop a keen interest in
writing for UR IT.”
Vivian was worried that maybe she would
not have the opportunity since she is from
Kenya. But, a few days later, her application
was accepted and UR IT’s founder was
thrilled to bring a writer from outside of the
U.S. to the UR IT crew!
“The magazine was willing to have me write
for its audience although I was continents
away. Now, months later, I still feel thrilled
and above all, grateful for the opportunity,”
said Vivian. She appreciates that UR IT cares
about the quality of content released to its
audience and said that keeps her working
harder each time she sits to write.
“At UR IT, I have met an
amazing team that is
understanding, innovative,
and simply put—cool.”
With six years of online writing experience,
Vivian is used to writing for audiences in
the United States and the United Kingdom.
However, she said it can be challenging as she
worries her work could be discredited because
of her location.
Overall, the journey has been positive and
rewarding and Vivian takes great pride in her
successful work.
“I use this chance to inform the whole world
that we share a majority of the problems we
face, and women in the U.S. will no longer
feel alone when they realize that women in
other parts of the world face the exact same
problems they face,” said Vivian.
“When I’m not writing, I write,” joked
Vivian, who is also a trained conservation
biologist from Kenyatta University. Besides
a passion for writing, Vivian has also through
her career found a passion in caring for the
environment, maintaining biodiversity, and
making a difference in communities.
Vivian shared that Kenya is full of life,
thrilling wildlife safaris, breath-taking
sandy beaches, 42 different cultures and
unbelievable food. She encourages UR IT
readers to visit Kenya to see the wonderful
sights and she thanks the readers, too, for
helping to push her to share quality material
in UR IT Magazine.
“At UR IT, I have met an amazing team that
is understanding, innovative, and simply
put—cool,” said Vivian. “I like that each
issue is inspirational and empowering and I
believe the magazine has impacted the lives
of many women.”
Photos are courtesy
of OdariGerald.
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