Stories from Africa
Young people taking on business opportunities - Kakuma Turkana County Kenya
Young people embracing business opportunities, some by providing transportation services using motorcycles commonly known as "boda boda" coined from a system of cyclists ferrying people across the Kenya Uganda border. With a small startup cash either from a loan or sale of livestock the youth can now easily become business owners. The trend is well spread across Kenya.
Safe Motherhood Zeituni - Dif Kenya
Zeituni home is in Dif Kenya, about 2 kilometers from theKenya Somalia border. Here in her house she holds her 2 week old baby born at a USAID / PEACE II funded health facility nearby.
Hunger Safety Net Programme registration in Marsabit, Kenya
A Government and Donors (UKAID & DFAT) joint project to provide cash to community members
Hunger Safety Net Programme registration in Marsabit, Kenya 2
A Government and Donors (UKAID & DFAT) joint project to provide cash to community members
Community Meeting in Kakuma Kenya - During such meeting the local leaders and government officials are able to articulate issues that are important to the community.
Three wise men - Kakuma ,Kenya
Walking home after a meeting called Baraza where the government officials and other local leaders get an opportunity to address the community
Together they get it done - Artisans of Muthurwa Nairobi Kenya
Artisans in Muthurwa market Nairobi, Kenya - Recycling and using metal scrap from the big factories these artisan turn these to tools, farming implements, it a "backbreaking job" but team work gets the results.
Bright colors at the Market - Niger Delta, Nigeria
Clean and safe water is a challange in many parts of Africa where structured water distribution systems are not available.
I can Play,
Clean drinking water for children in school, keeps away illness brought about by drinking unsafe water, in some schools a programme of installing water filter such as this one ensures that the students spend more time in school and not in hospital
Heading home before dark - El Molo Island on Lake Turkana
The El Molo tribe in Northern part Kenya is among those endangered with "extinction" predominantly the survive on fishing they mostly are found on the Island on Lake Turkana, but afew have move out other parts of the Loyangalani region.
Tribal Chief - Gedaref state Sudan
The chiefs are at the center of most if not all decision making processes involving the communities spread across most African communities away from the large city settings they form a structured system of communication.
Professor Ahmed Mohamed EL Hassan FRCP, PhD, DCP, FRCPath, DKSM Emeritus Professor of Pathology
Prof. El Hassan received several awards: El Nelein Order of Merit, and State of the Sudan Golden Medal for Excellence and the Promotion of Scientific Innovation in Medicine in 2001, Sudan, Shousha Prize; WHO; Donald Mackay Prize of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine, London and Honorary DSC Ahfad University for Women. Recently a Centre for Tropical Medicine bearing his name was established in Gedarif State. The main thrust of his research is in the field of Leishmaniasis, Mycetoma, Cancer and Population Genetics. He has more than 300 publications to his credit. Throughout his career, he trained many students to the level of MSc and PHD. ( http://www.mycetoma.edu.sd/index.php/home-page/staff)
Tertiary education - developing scientists for Africa
Women in peace building - Hulugho Kenya
USAID funded PACT Peace II project assisted communities develop solutions to the perennial peace problems by involving the stakeholders to develop methodologies that work best in there region.
