With the global media focusing on the famine in Somalia many people have been asking us what is happening in Kenya so I have put together some of the most common questions and answered them. Q. Do you have drought where you are? A. Yes northern Kenya is suffering from the same long running drought …
This afternoon a large thunderstorm developed over Isiolo and the surrounding area. The land is bone dry from months of drought, the soil is dust and the sudden downpour carries it away depositing it elsewhere. Deep channels are cut a spontaneous rivers appear. People watch as the water washes through their houses, grabbing at possessions …
Robert and Lili Levy have generously donated a second Farm Kit, this time to Kipsing School. The Farm Kit comprises a greenhouse, a drip irrigation system, water tank, seeds and fertilizer, it also comes with a years training. At Kipsing School the Farm Kit will be a teaching resource and a source of fresh vegetables …
On the 18th of July Jonny, DARE’s technical guru and most dedicated supporter, begins an epic bike ride from his home in Edinburgh to our base in Isiolo, Kenya. I am extremely jealous. Not only will he be meeting interesting people and sampling all kinds of culinary delights along the way (living in a region …