Category Archives: Economic empowerment

We Will Educate

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

The rainy season is the most dangerous time, the women of the Nkilepu business group told me.  I didn’t understand.  The rainy season is what everyone hopes for.  It brings accessible fresh water; the grasses start to grow and the … Continue reading →

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This Water Belongs in Mombasa

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

It is inevitable that Kura and I would eventually become increasingly removed from the day to day work that happens on the ground in our region in northern Kenya.  BOMA now has a new field officer, Meshack, who works closely … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Dr. Paul Farmer

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

I am always humbled by what women tell us after they start earning an income with their new BOMA businesses.  During a recent visit to the village of Ilaut, a woman named Nkaroni told us, “Before, I could not rest. … Continue reading →

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A Blogger from Kenya Talks About BOMA

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

David Muchui from Meru, posts about The BOMA Project: Manyatta Banking, Enterprises, Taking Root Among Pastoralist Communities Posted on October 16, 2012 | Leave a comment A group of women guide their donkeys through the vast Kaisut Desert of Marsabit County laden with shop … Continue reading →

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Posted in African drought, African women, Economic empowerment, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), The BOMA Project | Tagged , | 1 Comment

A Response to The Hunger Season

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

The BOMA Project’s response to a post in the Stanford Social Innovation Review:  Roger Thurow is right: Nobody should have to die from hunger. I applaud One Acre Fund and its mission to eliminate the “hungry season” for smallholder farmers … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa, African climate change, African drought, African women, Climate change refugees, Economic empowerment, Empower African women, Kathleen Colson, Kenya, Mama Rungu, Northern Kenya, REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project), The BOMA Project | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Hope in the Wild

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Kenya’s Meru National Park is a dry, rugged wilderness of incredible beauty. Bordered by the Tana River in the south and the Nyambeni Mountains to the west, it is a land of astounding diversity with spring-fed rivers, open grasslands, acacia … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa, Economic empowerment, Empower African women, Kathleen Colson, Kenya, Safari, The BOMA Project | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

The Land Cruiser Plan B Program

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Our journey to Samburu take us to the place in Kenya that is closest to my heart.  After passing through the reckless town of Isiolo, the rugged dramatic scenery of northern Kenya stretches out before us.  I imagine that our … Continue reading →

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