Stories

My gemstone mining journey began way back in 2015, in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County (Kenya). We stayed there for one year, trying to mine for gemstones, but for the whole period, we didn’t find…

Climate change has adversely affected the world at large. Wajir County has experienced adverse weather changes in a short time and it has caused more harm than good. We caught up with Ahmed Haji…

Rapsu is a relatively quiet village. Situated in the remote northern region of Kenya, the most outstanding thing about the area is the stones; the area is full of many huge stones. One wonders if…

There is very little control we have over life and things that happen to us. What we can control however is how we react to what life throws at us. There’s a lot that happens when disaster strikes.…

We arrive at the Ngaremara Village in the Northern County of Isiolo to meet Catherine Bahati, one of the German Federal Office’s (GFFO) funded projects in the area. She leads us to her homestead just…

The residents of Kabo village located in Lafey Sub-County, Mandera County, Kenya have for years faced significant challenges in accessing safe drinking water for domestic and livestock use. This was…

Ibrahim Salat Ali, 68 is a father of four, living with disability. and a resident of Burder village in Wajir County and this is his story. Like the rest of the villagers, Ibrahim Salat is…

Proper menstrual health and hygiene is crucial for the promotion of good health and well-being among women and girls worldwide. Poor menstrual hygiene has been linked to reproductive health risks…

The ECHO-Multi-Purpose Cash Transfer revived the small-scale businesses and enhanced the livelihood of the drought-stricken villagers in Ogorale Location.Salat Ahmed Muhumed is a young entrepreneur…

In Kenya, approximately 3.5 million people (24% of the ASAL population) are facing high level of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 31 or above). This is a 10% increase from the same period a year ago…