1st February 2023 – Today, we visited selfhelp groups at Lake Victoria, Kenya. Besides running several centers together with local NGOs in Bungoma county and Eldoret, we are active also in several communities in Homabay county together with our local partner Wa-Wa, under the umbrella of the Making More Health Initiative. HIV infections are widely…
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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…
It’s not about women or men, it’s about he for her and she for him
After first very successful training program some months back, our local partner organisation, WA-WA has conducted again a very special event for young people living in Homabay and surrounding in Western Kenya. In the area at Lake Victoria the rate of poverty and HIV infection is high. Young women sell themselves to get some fish,…
Sex for pads and women health in Covid times
The challenges to buy hygiene pads, growth of infections, raising prices for daily items…Cavin Odera, leader of the Wa-Wa organisation, reports about the situation of women health of women living close to the poverty line at Lake Victoria, Kenya. Want to know more? Have a look at this video: Video: The situation for women close…
Drinking water issues in Homabay – water purifiers urgently needed
The situation of the people in Homabay who have lost their homes due to the floods of the past weeks is critical. Willis, a local climate change ambassador explains how the situation looks at the moment. Just watch this Video. With the donations of some employees we could provide some support for clean drinking water….
Floods, hunger, displacements eclipse COVID19
(For German Version scroll down) In Kenya, the situation is very critical. Not just because of COVID19 and the high infection rate that might not even be measurable due to a lack of testing. Not just because of missing masks and protection measurements, not because of missing hospital structures. But also because of a huge…
Osha mikono yako – Covid -19 Awareness song to inform poor communities
Getting the right messages on how to behave in time of COVID- 19 – in a simple and timely way – to people living in poverty is not easy. The official news channels, the public information does not always work well. Low education, superstition and wrong beliefs as well as low access to information on…
We should never take anything for granted – creating impact means more than distributing masks!
“We thought every woman was aware about where and how to put on masks, we were wrong, she confidently put it on to cover her eyes”, tells our local social entrepreneurial partner from WAWA NGO in Kenya. In the last days – due to the infection growth of COVID-19 – there is a high need…
Kisumu – sun kisses for lake Victoria and a huge need for water purification
Kisumu City is a quiet port town on the shores of Lake Victoria. In early times known as Port Florence and as the final train station of Kenyans railway from Mombasa through Nairobi to the western border line with Uganda. For people who are interested to visit Kenya not just as standard tourists for sure…
Nice memories from Homa Bay
Homa Bay is a small town at Lake Victoria. There is no big tourism although the surroundings and landscapes are very colorful and attractive: The fishing boats, the fishing markets, the Homa hills … the town itself is built along a bay and has ca. 65000 habitants. Also one of our Making More Health Social…
WA-WA and the women at Victoria Lake
Today, I have spent time in Homa Bay, Southwestern Kenya. It was a long, very emotional and amazing day with Cavin and his team. And a nice evening in a huge family of amazing people: WA-WA means “fishing women” Cavin Odero has established WA-WA, a social entrepreneurship organization. Cavin and his team take care of…
Sex for fish – HIV and abuse at the Victoria lake
WA-WA Kenya aims to stop ‘sex for fish’ practices by empowering women and teenage girls around lake Victoria. “Our main goal is to address social inequalities between men and women which is resulting in a lack of recognition of their rights, very restricted access to opportunities and to power: this results in difficulties to major economic…
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