RK-FINFA PROJECT – KISII COUNTY, NYARIBARI CHACHE When Margaret Moraa picks up a piece of banana waste, she doesn’t see refuse. She sees material. From her work at Hope for Tomorrow — a community-based organisation she directs in Nyaribari
Read MoreRK-FINFA PROJECT – LWANDA, WESTERN KENYA Irine Kubasu has spent years sitting across tables from farmers who are frightened. Not of hard work — they are no strangers to that. What frightens them is debt. The idea that a
Read MoreSMILES PROJECT – KHAUNGA HEALTH CENTRE, MUMIAS EAST SUB-COUNTY Robert Simiyu Batata is a nurse by profession, and he will tell you plainly what Khaunga Health Centre looked like before SMILES came. Attendance at the maternal and child health
Read MoreMOMENTS THAT MATTER (MTM) PROGRAMME – EMULULU VILLAGE, EBUTANYI, LUANDA, VIHIGA COUNTY Eglyne Indeku is a mother in her mid-thirties raising her children in Emululu village, in the heart of Ebutanyi sub-location. Among her children is a young son,
Read MoreMOMENTS THAT MATTER (MTM) PROGRAMME – MULUHYIA B, EBUSIRALO, LUANDA, VIHIGA COUNTY Getray Vugutsa, 32, had always been a good mother, by every measure she had been given. Her children had food. They had shelter. They went to school.
Read MoreWESTERN KENYA PEACE INITIATIVE – CHEPYUK WARD, KOPSIRO, BUNGOMA COUNTY It was March 9th — International Women’s Day — and the Maranatha Church in Bondeni was full. One hundred and fifty-five people had gathered, mobilized through the office of
Read MoreWESTERN KENYA PEACE INITIATIVE – KOPSIRO SUB-COUNTY, MT. ELGON, BUNGOMA COUNTY It was a tense start to 2026 in Kopsiro. Between January and February, communities living along the edge of Mt. Elgon Forest and those settled in the Chepyuk
Read MoreWhen Silvia Chemtai was a girl in Kibumet Village, she watched her world narrow in ways no child should. Her mother died in 2006, leaving her family without its anchor. The insecurity that swept through Mt. Elgon under the
Read MoreLast week, we were delighted to host Ricus Jacometti, VIVAMOS East Africa Project Coordinator, alongside Rahel Felder and Stelamaris Mulae. Our programme team joined them for a progress assessment visit to review the startup kits that have been distributed
Read MoreVermiculture is the practice of using earthworms to convert organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, known as vermicompost. Why Vermiculture? Improves Soil Structure: Vermicompost enhances aeration and water retention. Boosts Plant Growth: It contains essential nutrients and beneficial microbes. Reduces
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