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Podcast – How our Water Works for Girls project is changing lives
Water Works for Girls Team Kenya, in partnership with Tag International Development and with the generous support of the Jochnick Foundation, have implemented a project to leverage water to improve education for girls in Ndhiwa through better health and hygiene, upgraded nutrition and psychosocial support for girls and women. We have introduced a pioneering rainwater harvesting system into schools in Ndhiwa to provide clean and safe water for children to drink and use for hand- washing. The overall objective is to ensure a physically and emotionally healthy and supportive learning environment for the children, along with improved economic stability for families so that children,…
Read moreOctober 11th can only mean one thing…
On March 8th each year, people around the world mark International Women’s Day, where the achievements of women and progress toward true gender equality are recognised and celebrated. In 2011, the UN resolved that the same level of international observance as IWD should be granted to young and adolescent girls. Statistically the most vulnerable group of people on the planet, girls in developing countries are disproportionately affected by Gender-Based Violence, child marriage and lack of access to education. As such, on October 11th 2012, International Day of the Girl Child was born – and has been celebrated every year since….
Read moreEco-tourism with a difference at Karibuni Eco Cottages
When you’re flicking through the gorgeous, glossy pages of a travel magazine, browsing Trip Advisor, or reading travel blogs online, the words ‘green’, ‘eco’ and ‘sustainable’ are scattered everywhere like daisies on a lawn. But I’ve realised choosing an eco holiday isn’t always as simple as that. Some places just offer a ‘greenwash’ over a standard trip, with a few sustainable whistles and bells to quiet the guilt. But others, like the Karibuni Eco-Cottages in Kenya, do offer something rather more than just recyclables. I’m based in Tideswell, in a very rural part of the Peak District in the UK,…
Read moreCool runnings
Our brilliant fundraiser, Kim, is dusting off her running shoes to take part in the Great North Run on 11 September – and every penny she raises will go towards educating girls in Ndhiwa. We are so grateful to Kim and all our other GNR runners for taking on this challenge, and so we caught up with her to have a chat about the blood, sweat and tears as she gets ready to join the starting line… Nice to meet you, Kim! Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m a nearing 30, chocoholic diabetic who spends her weekdays trying to…
Read moreAnnual Review 2015
Our Annual Review 2015 is out! You can read it here: Team Kenya – Annual Review. Below is a message from our Founder and Chair of Trustees, Valerie Wilson, on how 2015 was a year of exciting growth and change for Team Kenya. It has been an exciting and important year for Team Kenya. After an extensive period of refection, including consultations in both the UK and Kenya, Team Kenya and NCEDP both launched new ambitious five year strategic plans for 2015-2020. Our strategy draws on our learning and experience, we have set ourselves five main goals to enable us to…
Read more£10,000 donation from The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust to fund girl-friendly schools in rural Kenya
We are delighted to announce that our recent funding application to The Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust was successful! We are absolutely thrilled to have received a generous donation of £10,000 towards our work with girls in rural Kenya. What will this grant pay for? We plan to develop and expand our Success for Girls in Schools programme through promoting Girl Friendly Schools and increasing parental and community support for, and awareness of, girls’ education, gender equality and children’s rights. Project aims: Increase recruitment, retention, and performance of girls in school Improve the quality of primary education Prevent and reduce School Related Gender Based…
Read moreZip Slide for Team Kenya!
Based in the North East and fancy doing something fun to raise money for Team Kenya? We are looking for people to join our Zip Slide challenge! The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle is an iconic structure and Zip Slides UK has been delivering successful zips from the bridge for the past 6 years. The zip slide starts from the Newcastle side 30 metres above the river and travels diagonally across the Tyne for 230m before finishing at HMS Calliope on the Gateshead side. Available dates: 15th October 2016 16th October 2016 Book your place now! Important Note: Minimum age is 16, and…
Read moreThe Monthly Gift
Periods are a drag. All of us know that. At best, they are inconvenient and maybe a bit messy. Sometimes, they are painful. And most of us can probably vouch for the fact that they have been known to make girls and women tearful, grumpy and argumentative for a few days a month. But how bad can it really get? In rural Kenya, adolescent girls are currently missing an average of 5 days of school a month due to their periods. That’s 20% of their secondary education. The reasons are numerous: they may be unable to afford sanitary products and so stay home…
Read moreWhat is it like to be a Trustee at Team Kenya?
In this blog we ask our Trustee, Alicia Jeans about her experience of being a Trustee of Team Kenya… My name is Alicia, I am a Team Kenya Trustee but in my day job I work as a Disability Support Teacher. I live in Australia and have been a trustee for Team Kenya since 2011. I started with the charity as a volunteer after meeting Val, the Founder, on a trip to Borneo. I greatly enjoyed the experience and the profound impact on my life after visiting Ndhiwa for myself. I have varied skills as a current teacher and I was previously…
Read moreMount Kenya April 2016
On 4th April, seven intrepid travellers left the UK for Kenya to embark upon the challenge of a lifetime – to summit Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest mountain! Vic, Jonjo, Maddy, Alice, Jules, Jasmine and George had been preparing for the epic climb for more than six months, with training walks and research into mountain and altitude sickness. Sadly, two of the group had to drop out of the challenge due to illness – something no amount of training or research can prepare you for! So, whilst Jonjo and Alice entertained themselves in Kenya for a few days, the five…
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