“It was the color, the texture, the shape that stood out in the landscape and when I examined it for a closer look someone in the distance started shouting: Hominid! Hominid!” ~ Anjali Biju, Graphic Design MFA student at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and EcoDepot intern. [...]
My name is Chloe Woodley and my experience and time at the Turkana Basin Institute has been nothing short of amazing and inspiring! As a young professional it is challenging navigating work and career possibilities, as you are still collecting experience whilst others have already specialized and are fully confident in their areas. That [...]
Amongst the huge sedimentary rocks that stand tall in Turkana Basin’s landscape, the Harvard Summer Program students spent their time at Lothagam, a site with a lot to offer for archaeological and paleontological studies, as well as geological studies, which is what the students were here for. The sedimentary rocks span across the landscape, [...]
The Harvard Summer Program of 2025 was in full swing as students were learning about the different components of the East African Rift System. A very important part of this system is Lake Turkana itself. A day was spent next to the lake and even in the river, amongst Doum Palm trees that decorate [...]
In a classroom at Kerio primary school, Sharon Odero a school teacher marks attendance. Again, some names are missing. Those of girls. “Most of them stay home for a week every month,” she says. “The syllabus goes on, and they’re left behind.” The reason is simple. No access to menstrual products. [...]
When Katie Swartvagher graduated early this in May 2025, with a BA in Anthropology from Stony Brook University, she carried more than a degree. She carried the imprint of a landscape thousands of miles away, Turkana, Kenya and a field school experience that transformed her understanding of science, community, and herself. [...]
On the remote eastern edge of Lake Turkana, at the corner of Marsabit County and a stone throw from the Ethiopian boarder lies the Turkana Basin Illeret campus. Quiet yet full of discovery, experimentation, and purpose. The land itself is raw and beautiful with plants that have been growing for thousand [...]
Inside the TBI Internship Program and What its Like to Be an Intern Kenya faces a stark reality: nearly 67% of youth aged 15–34 are unemployed. While no single program can solve that crisis alone, the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) believes in doing its part by turning [...]