Adipo Lodeng’o and his younger cousin Tiliot Lonrokemer lost their dreams of ever going to school from a tender age. On the eve of ActionAid’s 40 years celebrations in Tangulbei, a thought crossed...
The rivers are flowing and the grass is finally green in Kongelei, the pastoralist community in North Western Kenya. Here, I mostly meet women and children, as many men have left the villages in...
Every year, countries that have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gather to discuss next steps on fighting the climate crisis. This year, 194 countries...
Parents’ approval of forced, under-age marriages and general acceptance of domestic violence and corporal punishment are major obstacles to girls in sub-Saharan Africa completing their primary...
There are so many things we take for granted, but not for the students of Makima Primary School who treasure their lunch meal exceptionally. The school lies in the Eastern parts of Kenya in Makima in...
The drought has forced Lonineo Sabaya (33) to give up life as a pastoralist on the plains of Northern Kenya. In order to earn money, he has been forced to take up a job as a guard and coal salesman,...
Salome Chepkwemoi fight for the same land as her husband, Commander Wycliffe Matakwei did, when he was killed four years ago. He used guns and violence fighting for fertile lands on the slopes of...
Christine Nakoko celebrated two weeks of freedom March 8th as women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day. The 2012 theme – connecting girls, inspiring futures – was ever so relevant...
Gitonga Johnson Steve is a happy man. For the three years that he has worked as the Local Project Advisor for the Kambi Sheikh Self Help group, in Isiolo county, Kenya he has seen his fellow...
