Last week our first donation money reached VICCO, a NGO in the slums of Nairobi that cares for children and youth, but also elderly. The need for food, but also safety, a cleaner environment and mental health is high. VICCO has started programs such as libraries, urban farming, drawing sessions and soccer games in the…
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Back to school in Kenya – or better staying at home?
Last Monday schools in Kenya re-opened. All children had to go back to school. Probably a good and not too difficult thing to do for all children from wealthier families but not so for children of the poor… The big challenge of payments Going to school means paying school fees, books, uniform. But how should…
Because the last day of this year could become the starting point of a better 2021 – for you and children in need!
I know – it was not an easy year for you, for us. Lockdowns, no holidays outside the country, stress for parents, isolation. And now in the last day of the year even parties with friends and fireworks are not possible. But have you ever thought of those who live in very poor surroundings? Those…
The impact of our albinism awareness program in Kenya
A few weeks ago we run several albinism awareness training sessions together with our local NGO partner Chris at the Making More Health house. The participants were teachers, nurses, governmental health workers and people with albinism and their families. Due to Covid 19 and the precaution measurements taken only 15 people could participate in one…
More Urban farming and mental health in Nairobi’s slums
„My names are Dedan, Shakur, and many others. I got them from the street. I am a second born of 4 raised by a single mother. Survived in the street of Nairobi for 11yrs. With all the things that you live there: hunger, abuse of drugs, crime, indignity. Later I was rescued and taken to…
A training with huge impact – albinism in Kenya
Last week we conducted our 3 days of Albinism Awareness training in Webuye. With the help of our partners Golden Age Albinism Support group and Positive Exposure we from Making More Health educated county officials, police officers and other community opinion shapers on the fir treatment of Person with Albinism. With the knowledge and resource…
Life saving drinking water & hygiene – Training sessions for more than 6000 farmers and families
After being trained by our Social entrepreneurial partner Helioz our three local social workers, Chris, Cleo and Pauline have started a bundle of trainings of drinking water disinfection with our communities in Webuye, Western Kenya. The quality of drinking water is a huge issue in our project area. The way on how water is taken…
COVID-19: stigma has become a critical issue in Africa – an animation that makes a difference!
Overwhelming and disjointed information about the novel COVID-19 has caused misconceptions and raised fear among people in the world, also in Africa. What was originally meant to be meaningful information has been misconstrued to mean that being infected with the virus automatically leads to a death sentence. With the outbreak of COVID-19, stigma has become…
The 1st edition of the Albinism magazine is live and Making More Health is part of it!
As Our Positive Exposure-Kenya partner and Family shared:“We would wish to present to you the first ever publication of our digital magazine dubbed ALBINISM & I . The magazine is going to be a product of our broader digital campaign that continues beyond Covid-19 as we change the narratives that surround albinism by owning our…
Just imagine people from another planet come and promise to make your world a better one …
Just imagine people from another planet would come and “help” you with a lot of things and ideas. Things and ideas THEY think are needed and THEY steer strategically “to create a better life for you”. Would you like it and trust? Even if they promise you a so much better future? What does it…
