In an area dependent on livestock, relief food, and rain in a dry region, the development and adaptation of multi-storey gardens (MSG) is an innovative and exciting way to address food insecurity. In an area dependent on livestock, relief food, and rain in a dry region, the development and adaptation of multi-storey gardens (MSG) is [...]
Poverty and unemployment are among the many problems that plague communities in the Turkana region. Poverty and unemployment are among the many problems that plague communities in the Turkana region. TBI has supported 13 students attending university and college for the pursuit of their dreams. One of TBI's objectives, to make a positive, sustainable improvement in [...]
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 million Kenya shillings to put up maternity units in a health center, enabling the women to access maternal care. Unfortunately, to many women in [...]
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 village. Akal, is deaf and cannot speak, lives with her mother and 4 siblings. Her father died last year after a long [...]
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 year of 2010. Both the new and continuing students were out to secure some support. It has been another busy January and Febrauary, with an [...]