Location Ol’Kalou, Central Province, Kenya Community Description The community comprised within the Mugumo Primary School and Mwihoti Secondary School districts are primarily Kikuyu. The Kikuyu tribe is majority made up of substance farmers. The families in this district mostly grow and harvest cash crops such as corn and potatoes which makes up their entire income. […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shailah. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build latrines at two schools, the Mundi Primary School and the Gatarawa Primary School. Shailah reports: The latrines at the two schools were completed in about 3 weeks. On […]
Location Mawingu Division, Olkalou District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description In 2007, the violent elections led to many homes being destroyed and a vast movement of people relocating to the Mawingu Division. Thousands of families are now living in tents on a few acres of land. Many of these tent homes do not have any […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Brett Werkheiser. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to install a rainwater catchment and storage system at the school. Brett reports: The Mannatta Primary Water Project has been completed. We proposed the project idea to a community […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Shailah Bevan. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a rainwater catchment system at the Karugutu Primary School. Shailah reports: My counterpart and I traveled to a nearby town called Olkalou and purchased a water tank, […]
Location Karugutu Village, Olkalou District, Central Province, Kenya Community Description Mawingu consists of a total population of 14,418 and roughly 3,002 households. It is extremely remote, and the people are poverty-stricken. There are five surrounding villages. Many IDPs (internally displaced people) migrated to the Mawingu area and the government bought them a plot of land […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Maxx Mann. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct a rainwater catchment system to accommodate the water needs of the center. Maxx reports: We completed our project. It took about a week longer than I originally […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Tyler Kight. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to construct 5 handwashing stations at the school. Tyler reports: The project has been completed. We had to change a few of our original intentions due to engineering difficulties […]
Location Ndalat Centre, North Nandi District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Community Description Ndalat is a small village primarily composed of the Kalenjin tribe, where Kinandi and Kiswahili are the main forms of communication. The vast majority of the villagers are sustenance farmers, who focus on growing maize or corn. The two biggest health issues that […]
Location Bushiri Village, Ingotse Sub-Location, North Butsoto Location, Lurambe Division, Kakamega Central District, Western Province, Kenya Community Description Ingotse sub-location has a population of approximately 15,000. The majority of individuals are subsistence farmers and excess land is generally used to cultivate cash crops, such as sugar cane. Though a typical family has only enough money […]