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World AIDS Day
1st December is World AIDS Day, a time when the world shows its commitment to the fight against HIV and AIDS, its support for people living with HIV/AIDS and remembers people who have lost their lives to the virus. Inaugurated in 1988, it was the first global health day and has continued to be marked annually. The day is important to Team Kenya. Recent research has found that between 2005 and 2015, the number of new HIV cases in Kenya grew by 7.1% on average and that the country overall has a prevalence rate of 6%. However, in Homa Bay…
Read moreInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November is the UN’s Annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism to work to end violence against women and girls around the world, culminating on International Human Rights Day on 10 December. Orange is the UN’s chosen colour to mark the action each year, a colour representing a brighter future without violence. The theme of this year’s call for action is ‘Orange the World: Raise Money to End Violence Against Women and Girls’. The emphasis is on working together to find sustainable funding methods to bring about…
Read moreSuccess Story – Roseline Akoth!
Roseline is 24 years old and is a qualified nurse working at a Mission Hospital in western Kenya. Roseline was born in the village of Kagan in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. Roseline grew up with her mother, father and five siblings. She is the fourth born out of the six children in the family. Due to her father, who provided the majority of the income to the family, falling ill and being unable to work, Roseline’s family was pushed into a difficult situation: “My oldest sister was forced to drop out of school due to a lack of fees,…
Read moreThis woman in rural Kenya is supporting her family thanks to this simple intervention…
Linet Akinyi, a resident of Ndhiwa, rural Western Kenya, a widow and a mother of 6 children (3 boys and 3 girls) has been the sole bread winner in her family since the death of her husband six years ago. Life was not easy for Linet. A typical woman-led farming family, Linet exclusively depends on farming produce for income for school fees for her children, food and other basic commodities. Three years ago her three daughters and three boys would occasionally go to school and some days completely stay away because of lack of food, lack of school fees and lack of…
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