{"id":2646,"date":"2017-02-16T14:50:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T11:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2017-02-16T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T11:59:53","slug":"what-its-like-to-be-a-gic-monitoring-and-evaluation-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/what-its-like-to-be-a-gic-monitoring-and-evaluation-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"What it\u2019s like to be a GIC Monitoring and Evaluation Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
The heavy dust behind the motorbike hangs in the hot dry air long after the rider manoeuvres through the dry riverbed in this part of the semi-arid county of Embu.<\/p>\n
Despite the mid-morning scorching heat, James Mwaniki, one of the Schools\u2019 Green Initiative Challenge (GIC) Monitoring & Evaluation Officers, is donned in a thick jacket and scarf to protect his chest from the windy ride. He\u2019s on his way to assess the survival rates of tree seedlings in one of the 120 schools involved in the afforestation competition.<\/p>\n