How our Making More Health center in Kenya developed so far We have opened our first Making More Health center in Webuye in 2020 to support people with albinism and elderly in Western Kenya and the second center in 2021 in Eldoret to support women and families in Langas slums. In both centers a lot…
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When sharing knowledge and skills happens beyond the own organisation…
The system changer network Kenya (SCN Kenya) leverages the exchange and knowledge from several partners and organizations. The trained communities share solutions and skills with communities in other locations. This contributes a lot to develop communities in a more holistic way and to engage people in doing it while growing themselves. Training sessions on health,…
When children teach parents about urban farming
In Mukuru Slums children of poor families come regularly to a children shelter that one of our local partners has set up. There they get a cup of porridge, can do some studies, relax and stay together. Here they learn also a lot about hygiene and health. Some of the children engage also in the…
Turning Flies into Food: Empowering Farmers with Innovation
Did you know that black soldier flies can transform farming? These incredible insects help produce organic feed for poultry and fish—and even create natural fertilizer. It’s a game-changer for smallholder farmers who often struggle to afford animal feed. Meet Tobi Adgebite, a passionate social entrepreneur from Nigeria and founder of Entojutu. After an inspiring year…
Linking up social enterprises and NGO partners to help girls to stay at school
In the past years the situation of needy communities has changed for the worse: also in Western Kenya, in the rural communities where we are active with our Making More Health initiative, the level of poverty grows, mental health issues have increased due to lockdowns and a general loss of hope has hit the population….
It’s today where we can make a change in children’s life!
Based on the donations of a few colleagues and friends we could support a children home in Bungoma, Western Kenya. There live sixty boys and girls. Recently, we could help with some additional beds as most of the children still had to sleep on the ground without any mats. This time, we have financed bricks…
Ready to be challenged? Where marginalized people and managers meet and act together. Our MMH guesthouses in Webuye, Kenya
In WEBUYE, Kenya, close to our MMH house where every day health and hygiene training sessions, but also income generating activities take place and especially families with albinism and elderly come together, we are building also some guest houses. These guest houses will serve people with albinism coming from an outreach of over 400 km…
The first “fruits” by the system changer network Kenya
Today, let me just share what one or better two of our 11 partners within the system changer network reported: ———— “BITE OF CHANGE”MUKURU ANGAZA FILM ACADEMY recently concluded a two week intensive training on #mentorship, #Leadership, #Communication and #SocialChange in #WEBUYE, BUNGOMA. The training which was in partnership with Golden Age Albino Support Program…
Farmer women in our project area in Bungoma county- on the way to change their life for better
Together, with our local NGO partner Core Health and Wealth (CHW) Family, in the past year we had started to run health and hygiene training sessions, but also trained income generating skills. “The women are learning new agricultural practices to improve the health of their households and also to address food security. The women are…
The change should come from within – a MMH impact story that matters
It’s three years now that within our Making More Health (MMH) Initiative we have launched programs in communities living at the poverty line in Kenya. We have started to work with several partners (NGOs, universities, government and social enterprises), among them also GAASPP (Golden aging albinism support program) in Webuye and also with Mukuru Angaza…
Systemic Partner networks “on the top” – big wins “on the ground”
Exchange of knowledge and sharing skills make a big difference! After our system changer network (SCN Kenya) launch two weeks ago where our eleven core partner organizations (Non profit organizations and social enterprises we work very closely and regularly with) from different parts in Kenya met and decided to continue and even to intensify working…
It’s time to do things differently – System changers network Kenya launched
Have you ever asked yourself why after more than 50 years of social and environmental development activities by many NGOs, governments and also companies worldwide, after incredible financial investments and after so many successful, but often short term impact measurements that often have really showing a positive effect, the poverty rate, the environmental situation and…
Go Kenya, go future! 