Every year, ADS Western holds its AGM, providing an opportunity to take stock of what worked well and identify areas for learning. Key stakeholders are also updated. Here is a snippet from our 2025 Programmes Report. 1. FOOD AND
Read MoreHow ADS Western is Building the "Warm Chain of Support" for Mothers and Babies in Western Kenya Every child deserves a healthy beginning. Yet in Western Kenya, too many newborns still miss out on the single most powerful intervention
Read MoreThere was a time when conversations about gender-based violence rarely happened in public in Mt. Elgon. If a woman was beaten, neighbours looked away. If a girl was abused, families often chose silence over justice. Survivors carried the burden alone, fearing
Read MoreFor years, Getray Vugutsa believed she was doing everything right as a mother. Her children had food on the table, attended school, and were growing up in a loving home. Like many parents, she measured good parenting by her
Read MoreLimited access to essential medicines remains one of the major barriers to quality maternal and child healthcare in many rural communities across Kenya. Frequent stock-outs and inadequate medical supplies continue to place expectant mothers, newborns, and young children at
Read MoreWhen you meet Felix Odhiambo at Akoko Comprehensive School, you quickly realize this is not just another student attending a club. Felix is in Grade 7, but the work he’s doing with his 4K Club feels far beyond his years. What
Read MoreIn many rural communities across Kenya, young people are often viewed as the future of agriculture. At St. Joseph's Kamusinde School in Bungoma County, however, learners are proving that they can also shape the present. With a school population of 570
Read MoreThe 2026 Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Western Kenya Branch Show, held in Kakamega from June 10–13, concluded on a high note, with Anglican Development Services (ADS) Western Region emerging among the top exhibitors for its outstanding contribution to
Read MoreRK-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
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