Community gets Grant to also Build Male Ward at Ileret
The structure of the Ileret dispensary ward is now more than 50% complete. We are still raising funds for completion of fixtures, solar, furniture, [...]
A day out with the crew
The hominid crew outing on a typical day is usually a well planned undertaking that usually has to be discussed the night before. Few [...]
Turkwel Laboratory October 2010
The TBI Turkwel campus construction is still in progress. The sixth cottage is being fitted with doors and is being painted. The TBI Turkwel [...]
TBI launches new video channel
The Turkana Basin Institute is pleased to share our new TBI video channel on YouTube. The Turkana Basin Institute is pleased to share our [...]
Fossils preparation progress
Fossil preparation is currently going on smoothly at the laboratory at Ileret. Many fossils that had been collected in the laboratory from the last [...]
Leakeys give presentations in U.S. from east to west coasts
In October, Richard, Meave and Louise Leakey spent time making public appearances, lecturing, and visiting with old friends and new across the United States. [...]
Segal Foundation funds Beekeeping Project
Segal Family Foundation whose vision is to find a niche where they can help deserving people and Improve the quality of their life perpetually [...]
Loreng’alup recieves boost for Maternal Health
The recent AU Summit in Kampala has brought to light the shocking lack of readily available health services for women in Africa, endangering women’s [...]
The Ileret Pipe Line
The TBI Ileret borehole is located some 8 kilometers from the camp. The water needs to be piped to the field center so that [...]
Walls heading upwards
The laboratory at Turkwel now has some walls in place. Kyalo has just sent these images to me from the site. With a lot [...]
Photo Updates on Ward Construction
Attached is a photo to show weekly updates on the Ileret ward and delivery room construction. More period photo updates to come. Attached is [...]
unmasking the faces behind the fossils
The Turkana Basin has over the years produced many spectacular fossil finds, hominids being the most visible of them all. Behind this success story, [...]
Nakechichok Women’s Group start Multistorey Gardens
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a first step. That was the message resonating the air as the Nakechichok Womens Group first [...]
Ileret Dispensary Ward Foundation Complete
The Ileret Dispensary ward construction is carrying on very well. Only one week into the project, the foundation is now complete. The building’s structure [...]
Telesgaye Primary School Growing to be a Success
TBI is happy to report that Telesgaye School is carrying on very well since TBI first got involved to improve its infrastructure and capacity [...]
More progress on laboratory
Construction continues at Turkwel on the large laboratory. The basement slab has been laid and walls are going up. The foundations for the main [...]
Ward Construction to Begin in Ileret
After several months of planning, the construction of the long awaited expansion of the Ileret Dispensary has begun. You can also view this post [...]
Beginnings of the second laboratory at Tukwel.
The construction at TBI Turkwel continues and foundations are going in for the second large laboratory. The construction at TBI Turkwel continues and foundations [...]
fossil hunters get down to anatomy class
Fossil hunters took a break today to attend an anatomy class that was no doubt done in style. Fossil hunters took a break today [...]
TBI postdoc receives grant for Holocene research in Turkana
TBI postdoctoral fellow Amanuel Beyin recently received a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation in the amount of $20,000 to conduct field research in the [...]