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scientific projects in the Turkana Basin, Kenya.
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    • HEW XGeological History of the Turkana Basin
    • HEW IXOur ancestors’ ancestors: the Miocene roots of the hominin tree
    • HEW VIIIHalf a Century after Zinj: Paranthropus boisei in Context
    • HEW VIIHobbits in the Haystack: Homo floresiensis and Human Evolution
    • HEW VIFrom Fishers to Herders: Holocene Subsistence Intensification in the Turkana Basin
    • HEW VPrehistory of the Turkana Basin: Opportunities and Priorities for Future Field Research
    • HEW IVDiversity in Australopithecus: Tracking the Earliest Bipeds
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Water for Hygiene, Sanitation, and More

Posted by samiaomar on June 5th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

It has been two weeks since the water pump in Ileret started working again. Taking advantage of this, TBI mobile clinic has been carrying out community-wide education on hygiene and sanitation. ...

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Wind Pump Technicians Commence Work

Posted by samiaomar on May 16th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

After several months of anticipation, the wind pump (kijito) repairs have began at Ileret. After several months of anticipation, the wind pump (kijito) repairs have ...

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SBU to Support Health Centre Construction in Ileret

Posted by samiaomar on May 3rd, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

About a year ago a team of health professionals from a variety of departments from Stony Brook University (SBU) visited Ileret. Citing the need for public health interventions in the ...

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Racing for a Cleaner Environment

Posted by samiaomar on April 23rd, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

The race for cleanliness in Ileret continues as the TBI Committee organized for a clean-up campaign with TBI bursary students and Ileret Primary School students during their vacation ...

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Another Reason to Prioritize Health

Posted by samiaomar on April 16th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

Ileret froze still for a few hours in anticipation today. All were anxious for the air rescue of two medical patients with meningitis by the African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF). ...

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No Woman should suffer giving Life

Posted by Ikal Angelei on April 12th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

Unfortunately, to many women in rural Kenya, pregnancy and child bearing is a life-threatening experience. The Safaricom Foundation has come to the aid of Turkana women with a grant of 1.8 ...

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Deaf Girl Attends School

Posted by Ikal Angelei on April 12th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

Disabled children in Turkana as in many poor communities are neglected and education for them is a far fetched dream. That was the case for Akal Ekidor, an eleven year old from Nakechichok ...

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Ileret Bursary Students Team Building Activities

Posted by samiaomar on April 7th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

A schedule of activities has been selected for TBI Bursary students from Ileret while they are on school holidays this month by the TBI Committee. The students visited the TBI Ileret ...

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Ileret Community Mobilizes for Wind Pump Repairs

Posted by samiaomar on April 7th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

Following the grant provided by the Australian High Commission, the Ileret community has mobilized resources to bring down the old wind pump and facilitate repairs. ...

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Science to Benefit Humanity

Posted by Ikal Angelei on March 18th, 2010. Category: Local Community Outreach

It has been another busy January and Febrauary, with an overwhelming number of high school boys and girls seeking financial support to see them attend secondary school for the academic ...

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