What would you do if circumstances demanded you were to learn in an environment where buildings were rusty and dusty, roofs leaking, pavements in a state of disrepair and the drainage system clogged every time it rained, transitioning the school into a vast pool? Would your morale be up? Would you deliver on your parents’ […]
The national government introduced Free Primary Education in 2003, butunfortunately, it does not cover school feeding. Child hunger, therefore, remains ahuge challenge in regular school attendance for students, with the Ministry ofEducation estimating that in 2018 more than 850,000 children were out of school.For those who make it to school, hunger impedes their ability to […]
What is Gladys Kinga’ngi’s story in Mbeere? How does it affect the girl child? We tour the constituency to find out how her Proudly Kenyan sponsored project is coming along and seek opinions from residents on their expectations once it’s complete. Glady’s Kinga’ngi’s twofold project involves gifting 2000 girls reusable pads and at the same […]
Introduction Women situated in remote areas go through a unique set of challenges compared to their urban dwelling counterparts. The challenges make it harder for them to empower themselves as individuals while at the same time looking after their households. Based on this background we examine Mbeere North, home to our Vice Secretary, Daisy Muriuki. […]
Women and girls worldwide often face challenges that make it difficult to achieve equalitywith men. These problems range from early motherhood to menstrual hygiene issues tofinancial uncertainty.This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘Break the Bias’. As we mark this day thiyear, we would like to acknowledge some of our members working to eliminate thedeliberate […]
Introduction Food, shelter, and clothing are non-negotiable basic needs. Therefore, having a neat and well-fitting school uniform is an immediate need for a school-going child. This need becomes alarming when the child is from an economically challenged background. Studies conducted by the World Bank indicate that receiving a uniform cuts down on school absenteeism by […]
The importance of water, and hygiene (WASH) services was evident since itsintroduction as one of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. The continuingCOVID19 pandemic emphasised, even more, the need to have access to WASH facilitieswith people being encouraged to maintain high levels of hygiene which includes frequenthandwashing. Bearing this in mind and aware that children […]
After the November 26th, 2021 launch, Kaloleni constituency has recently seen a beehive of activity in fulfilling the ongoing collaboration between Proudly Kenyan and NALSA(K) members through their respective constituencies. The next phase involved; i) Issuance of sanitary towels to a total of eighteen schools (primary and secondary) ii) Delivery of five water bowsers to […]
January 7th, 2022. Photographs by Julia Laval.
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