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Tag Archives: Africa Micro-finance
The Solar Generation
“Mama Rungu, I am worried about you,” Neiboticho Wambille told me. “I have some sour milk for you, you must drink some.” “Acho olang, Neiboticho, I am fine. Just very hot.” I was sitting with Neiboticho and her business partners … Continue reading
Hot Nights and the Witch Doctor
We left the village of Merrille feeling good about our new Mentor, Christopher Lepaati Meselin. Engaged and passionate about his work, Christopher covers a large territory and shares our commitment to reach out to the women in the outlying nomadic … Continue reading
Posted in REAP (Rural Entrepreneur Access Project)
Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, David duChemin, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Income Diversification, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Mama Rungu, Pastoral Nomads, Small Business Development, Sustainable Poverty Alleviation, The BOMA Project
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We Will Educate
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
Posted in African women, Economic empowerment, Savings Groups
Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, Climate Change, drought, entrepreneurship, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Kathleen Colson, Mama Rungu, microfinance, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project
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Poverty is the Worst Form of Violence
Mahatma Ghandi said “poverty is the worst form of violence.” That violence manifests itself in Northern Kenya through people who have poor nutrition and a higher risk of disease. They have a lower life expectancy and inadequate access to healthcare. For children … Continue reading
Posted in African women, Empower African women, Lake Turkana, Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP)
Tagged Africa Micro-finance, Africa Micro-lending, African Poverty, African Women, Arid Lands Kenya, BOMA, BOMA Fund, Climate Change, drought, East Africa Drought, entrepreneurship, food aid, Grant Based Poverty Relief, Grassroots Poverty Alleviation, Income Diversification, Kathleen Colson, Kura, Loiyangalani, Marsabit District, microfinance, northern Kenya, Pastoral Nomads, Small Business Development, The BOMA Project, Turkana, X African PovertyX African WomenX Arid Lands KenyaX BOMAX Climate ChangeX droughtX drylandsX East Africa DroughtX entrepreneurshipX food aidX Grant Based Poverty Solutions
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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
Posted in Uncategorized
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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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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
