Today, I went 150 km to the East of Nairobi to a part of Kenya, Machakos county, where the desert land starts and life for farmers is really difficult. We met there a community of farmers whom one of our local system changer network partners, Mukuru Angaza, has started new projects with – also with…
Frugal farming and engagement for children in Nairobi‘s slums
I’m back in Kenya for the next three weeks meeting with social organizations, social enterprises and also a huge conference and our Leadership weeks – in several locations across the country. Today, let me share some impressions and two videos from my visit to the Nairobi’s slum Mukuru. The social organization VICCO works there with…
Digital knowledge means enabling people to empower themselves! Thanks for a great feedback!
Engagement for vulnerable communities can be done in many different ways. Besides activities and projects in health and hygiene, infrastructure set up and income generation as well as education there is one very important area which often is neglected: digital expertise just because when hunger, poverty and other basics are so obvious, it does not…
When cultural exchange makes a difference
I have worked now for several years with vulnerable communities in India and Kenya. Several activities and projects have taken place to make the life of the people a better one: training sessions on health and hygiene, income generating activities, water projects, digital training sessions, set up of infrastructure, mental health training sessions, and last,…
Step by step creating a better life – additional income sources for our farmer men and women
September 2022: The farmer men and women in the kibisi cooperative in West Kenya have started two years ago to learn about various income generating activities, such as dying, carpet making, tailoring. These activities are executed in addition to the field work. The outcome of the farming is not sufficient. This has many reasons: too…
The MMH teens club, cakes and joy
The MMH Teens club The MMH teens club in Mukuru slums, Nairobi, is a regular meeting point for teens who live in the area where our partner organization VICCO is active and runs a lot of different activities in projects, especially with women, but also youth. Young people from the age of 13 – 16…
Because even in bad environments beauty makes a difference…
“Last Saturday we joined a community self help group that we have mentored as Vicco organization in environmental and slum beautification activities. People in the slums like to have a more beautiful environment, too. It’s not just because of living in the slums that it does not matter. With the support from Making More Health…
A tower, a solar pump and Paul, the special backpack – Kibisi clean water project in Kenya inaugurated
“This lady was hesitant about ever drinking water from the Kibisi dam because it was dirty and contaminated. She said it smelled bad also. So when she came to the dam one of her neighbours gave her some purified water to drink teasingly saying it was from Kibisi dam. At first she refused because the…
“Walls of good feelings” and more updates from our partner VICCO in Mukuru Slums, Nairobi
Some months have past since I have reported about the ongoing activities in Mukuru Slums, Nairobi. What has happened at VICCO, one of our partner organizations? A women and children shelter Well, first of all a women and children shelter could be set up. It helps women to leave their young children when they go…
Third phase of men’s health project at Lake Victoria started – together with women
The big trend in developmental work are for sure programs to support women in need. Many NGOs, but also companies highlight the work they do for women. Nothing wrong with it. However, it is equally important to offer men also health awareness programs, trainings on income generating activities and also basic skill development. We do…
Spreading soap making in needy communities – impact making that moves
Francis, who has grown up in Mukuru slums in Nairobi himself, and runs today his own NGO is one of our partner organizations in our system changer network in Kenya. Some months ago, he – together with other NGO leaders and some of our community volunteers in various locations over Kenya – has been trained…
Urban farming tours to spread the knowledge in the slums
In the slums in Nairobi nutrient food has always been an issue. But in the past weeks the situation has worsened a lot. The more the activities on urban farming – which has been initiated two years ago by Shakur, leader of VICCO, – become more important and attract the attention of many people living…
Go Kenya, go future! 