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Monthly Archives: November 2010
This Heart of Yours, Mama Rungu
Eustace and I departed Rekero Camp after a pleasant breakfast and a tour of the camp by Jackson. The extraordinary amount of game in the region makes Rekero a very special place. In and around this Talek River-fronted camp are … Continue reading
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Tagged African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Laisamis District, Marsabit District, micro-loans, microfinance, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development
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Elephants!
It was the sound of flapping that woke me. I assumed it was a large bird, an owl perhaps, flying up with its prey to the branches above my tent. But the noise got louder and it was close – … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty, Elephants, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income, Laisamis District, Maasai Mara, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Rural Kenya, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation
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Drunk British Soldiers
The last bit of business in Nanyuki was to do some house-hunting. BOMA needs a more permanent set-up for housing our BOMA Fellows and interns and we are looking for a place that is large enough to provide housing as … Continue reading
Mombasa’s Dad
John Ahalei Lomurut, known as Mombasa here in Kenya, is one of The BOMA Fund’s five Agents of Change students attending EARTH University in Costa Rica. In December, John will be the first Kenyan to graduate from EARTH and he … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Women, Agents of Change, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, EARTH, entrepreneurship, Grant based poverty alleviation, Income Diversification, Laisamis District, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, Ongeli Village, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Rural Kenya, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation
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The Hermetic Cocoon of the Isolated Tourist
There is a lot of death and suffering here. People die openly and everyone is more connected to the circumstances of a human life – fluids, dead bodies and sickness. In the west we lead lives of isolation that keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Income Diversification, Laisamis District, Logologo, Marsabit District, Nanyuki, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Rural Kenya, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation
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Flying across the Kaisut
It was hard to leave Korr. Despite the suffocating heat, the wind blew, the food and accommodations were great and the friends were many. Maina and Omar made numerous trips to town, trying to find anyone with some diesel that … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Karare, Korr, Laisamis District, Loiyangalani, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Rural Kenya, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation
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Finding Solutions; Respecting Heritage and Dignity
On the edge of the town of Korr, Amina and Shalom rent out the most amazing huts – tall domed one-room structures made with sticks and branches. On the outside the roof is covered with burlap and on the inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Korr, Laisamis District, Marsabit District, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Rural Kenya, Small Business Development
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Development is Within Us
Semeji set aside his machine gun to babysit Jessica. This gave Brown, her mother, the opportunity to fully participate in the morning’s Mentor training session. Semeji is clearly Jessica’s favorite among everyone in our group. Her dainty feet rarely touch … Continue reading
Swimming with Crocodiles
It is hard not to think about crocodiles when you are swimming in Lake Turkana, supposedly the body of water with the highest concentration of crocodiles in the world. Everyone assures us that the mamba’s (crocodile in Swahili) avoid areas … Continue reading
Turkana
Omar insisted on staying up until Kura arrived. It was after midnight when Kura finally knocked on my hut door to let me know that they had arrived safely. Despite the roads and mechanical problems, he was very excited to … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Conservation and Poverty Reduction, entrepreneurship, GIBE III Dam, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Laisamis District, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, REAP, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation, Turkana
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