With the current drought in northern Kenya, including the Turkana Basin, Nakechichok Women can only be grateful for the rains up in Mount Elgon and Cherangany which feeds the Turkwel River. With the support of Friends of Turkana and the Turkana Basin Institute, these women have, in the last months, put in effort and after [...]
As the Nakechichok women still continue to face the challenge of bending their backs as they practice some agriculture at least they are able to enjoy the fruits as they still constantly remind their trainer that Turkana women are strong and carry loads for long distances but bending their backs to dig, weed, water and [...]
We are happy to write that development and conservation is continuing at Ileret. The kitchen at Telesgaye primary school (located in Sieslucho) has been equipped with two energy saving stoves: one 100 litre stove for the students, and smaller 20 litre stoves for the kitchen. The stoves use fibre glass lining and brick lining to [...]
The new maternity/neonatal unit at Ileret Health Centre welcomed its first new arrival after the successful completion of the new facility in the beginning of May. The delivery room and maternity ward were constructed with support from Stony Brook University. The new ward opened its doors to expectant mums last week after installation [...]
Through support from the Ceres Foundation, TBI has finished constructing the Telesgaye School Kitchen and latrines. The $25,000 grant provided also included support for contruction of more latrines as well as construction of energy saving stoves at the kitchen, which will allow the school to save on fuel as well as reduce tree-cutting. [...]
Renovations of the Ileret Health Centre staff quarters and installations of fixtures for the new ward are moving on very smoothly. Furniture and equipment for the ward has arrived at Ileret and been installed, awaiting official use in May. The Health Centre has gotten a total face-lift with the newly renovated staff quarters [...]
Following the support from Safaricom Foundation, Loreng'elup maternity unit construction is coming along very well.
TBI is partnering with the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) to carry out community consultations on a new initiative that aims to enhance the conservation of natural resources around Sibiloi National Park. Sibiloi lies on the northeastern shore of Lake Turkana in Chalbi District. The combination of [...]
Using the donation from the Australian High Commission, renovations of the Ileret Health Centre are underway as the centre takes on a new face to improve health care provision in the region. The grant has also supported the procurement of furniture and equipment for the maternity ward, which have all been delivered at [...]
The Kerio Delta where the Kerio River enters Lake Turkana is an area with potential for beekeeping. Wild honeybee colonies were observed to be abundant. They were located in Acacia tortilis trees and small caves along the Turwel River. In search of sustainability in the era of climatic changes, TBI engaged in discussions with two communities [...]
After some fairly difficult months, with women being discouraged by their fellow women who viewed the shamba as a waste of time and preferred to burn charcoal which is quick income yet totally unsustainable and contributing to desertification the Nakechichok Women had a reason to celebrate. They were making their first sale; selling [...]
The Telesgaye Primary School kitchen is still under construction with the walls and roofing now complete. Only the stoves, water tank, and chimneys remain to be installed.
TBI Mobile Clinic health workers carried out a HIV prevention education session for students from Ileret primary school. TBI Mobile Clinic health workers carried out a HIV prevention education session for students from Ileret primary school. The TBI mobile clinic Nurse, Beatrice, with students displaying reusable sanitary kits donated to the clinic. TBI distributed free [...]
The construction for the Telesgaye Primary School kitchen is now underway with the foundation complete and several courses of brick constructed. The grant was provided by the Ceres Charitable Foundation who have been supporting the infrastructural development at the school for the past two years. Sieslucho Primary School Kitchen Foundation Return to Local Community [...]
TBI has began the second phase of improving the infrastructure of Ileret Health Centre through the $29,000 grant provided by the Australian High Commission Direct Aid Program (DAP). Ileret ward water tank and gutters The DAP Grant has so far been used to put in place a water tank and gutter system for the ward, [...]
TBI facilitated a two-day trip by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS) officials to Ileret to build capacity of Ileret Health Centre and also carry out some health promotion programs. TBI facilitated a two-day trip by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MOPHS) officials to Ileret to build capacity of Ileret Health Centre and [...]
The idea behind employment is not only to earn a living but to also acquire a skill that will benefit you. The idea behind employment is not only to earn a living but to also acquire a skill that will benefit you. This was admirable about the great efforts from Kang'agetei sub location when a [...]
After weeks of trial and error, training and learning, heart breaks and celebrations,the members of Nakechichok Women's group harvested some spinach,onion, and water melons. After weeks of trial and error, training and learning, heart breaks and celebrations,the members of Nakechichok Women's group harvested some spinach,onion, and water melons. After the harvest, having tasted the fruits [...]
TBI supported yet another access to free medical services for eye patients through the annual eye camp organized by Medical and Education Aid to Kenya (MEAK). TBI supported yet another access to free medical services for eye patients through the annual eye camp organized by Medical and Education Aid to Kenya (MEAK). One of the [...]
To further its support for TBI's education program, the Ceres Charitable Foundation has generously provided a third grant of $25,000 to help build new school structures for Telesgaye Primary School in Sieslucho, Ileret. To further its support for TBI's education program, the Ceres Charitable Foundation has generously provided a third grant of $25,000 to help [...]