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The BOMA Project works to improve the lives of the marginalized residents of northern Kenya through economic empowerment, education, advocacy and the training of a new generation of entrepreneurial ethical leaders.
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Trees of Sand
At dawn we drove out of the village toward the Chalbi Desert, a land of dry volcanic sand that stretches all the way to Ethiopia. Judy and Ali, as well as a couple of other village friends, all lifetime residents … Continue reading
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Tagged African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, drought, East Africa Drought, entrepreneurship, food aid, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Horn of Africa drought, Income Diversification, Kaisut, Kargi, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Laisamis District, Landcruiser, lion, Loiyangalani, Mama Rungu, Marsabit District, micro-loans, microfinance, Mt. Kulal, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project, Turkana
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Begging is the First Born
At Judy’s home in Kargi there is a stick hut with burlap walls. It has a dirt floor, a bed made of sticks and a thin foam mattress. This will be my room for the next two nights. We arrived … Continue reading
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Tagged African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, drought, East Africa Drought, entrepreneurship, food aid, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Horn of Africa drought, Income Diversification, Kaisut, Kargi, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Laisamis District, Landcruiser, lion, Loiyangalani, Mama Rungu, Marsabit District, micro-loans, microfinance, Mt. Kulal, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project, Turkana
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The Face of Food Aid
The town of Marsabit is on the Cape Town to Cairo road, a main artery of the African continent. Just two hours west of this main road is the village of Kargi, home to numerous clans of the Rendille people. … Continue reading
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Tagged African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, drought, East Africa Drought, entrepreneurship, food aid, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Horn of Africa drought, Income Diversification, Kaisut, Kargi, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Laisamis District, Landcruiser, lion, Loiyangalani, Mama Rungu, Marsabit District, micro-loans, microfinance, Mt. Kulal, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project, Turkana
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The Ominous Falam
When we drove up the western side of Mt. Kulal to reach the village of Gatab, our vehicle had to negotiate the steep sides of the mountain. Deep gashes in the dormant volcano’s lava flows created jaw-dropping canyons that made … Continue reading
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Tagged African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, drought, East Africa Drought, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Horn of Africa drought, Income Diversification, Kaisut, Kargi, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Laisamis District, Landcruiser, lion, Loiyangalani, Mama Rungu, Marsabit District, micro-loans, microfinance, Mt. Kulal, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project, Turkana
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