A Waterpipe for Kibera
02 February 2012
Kibera - a place that can pride itself with several 'the mosts'. Or maybe not?
Kibera is a neighbourhood in the capital city of Nairobi. It is definitely the most populous neighbourhood in the city. It is also one of the poorest neighbourhoods. Kibera is a slum. The largest slum in Sub-Saharan Africa and the second largest slum in the world. You won't even find Kibera - the most populous neighbourhood - on a map, especially on a tourist map. About 1,200,000 people live in Kibera, on five squared kilometres. The people live in tin or clay huts, they have no access to a quality education, to hospitals and doctors or to legal electricity, pipe systems and waterpipes. Of course, something must be done about this. The locals engage in many activities that aim to improve their lives, or at least allow them to survive. Sometimes they choose legal ways, sometimes not.
New Production Groups
02 February 2012
Our contacts with producers of handmade products in Kenya are developing beautifully.
In the past few months, we have begun to cooperate with a group of producers who make grass baskets from Kakamega. Their beautiful baskets, which have many original patterns, or their mobile phone cases are already available here too. Furthermore, we have also begun to cooperate with two groups of women from the Kibera slum. Both groups engage in making jewellery, especially from traditional natural materials such as horns or bones. These samples have arrived here as well.
Developing the Farm in Ndere
02 February 2012
The farmers in the village of Ndere are certainly not lazy and so their hard work is bearing fruit. The group that hsd just recently been formed, has now established a training farm, which they actually got from the bush with their bare hands. They are gradually fructifying it and planting traditional and completely new crops.
Newly Supported Children
26 January 2012
We are still successful in supporting more and more children in Kenyan schools thanks to your help. During the last year's second term, we were able to give a goat and a uniform to another six children and two new girls are now an addition to our periodically supported children.
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