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Brighter Communities Worldwide works in partnership with communities in East Africa to deliver programmes that enrich their lives and help create better futures for them and their families.
20 years shining a light on inequality
- 1,927,516 direct beneficiaries
- 4,680 volunteers on the ground
- 112,289 students impacted
Our programmes
Brighter Communities Worldwide works in partnership with communities to deliver programmes that enrich lives and help create better futures for everyone.
During 2025, Outreach Clinics played a critical role in extending services to hard-to-reach areas, reaching 15,967 women and children who might otherwise have faced significant barriers to care.
- 15,967 women and children
In 2025, 2,592 girls participated in Alternative Rite of Passage courses graduating as part of our FGM Abandonment Programme while 16,189 community members were reached through sensitisation events across 161 communities.
- 2,592 girls
During 2025, 47 business skills workshops were delivered, engaging 767 participants from 210 communities, with women forming the majority of participants.
- 767 participants
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Rural Eye – 10 Years of Scribbling
Exciting news! Brighter Communities Worldwide have collaborated in the publishing of a book! ‘Rural Eye – 10 years of scribbling’ is a book built around stories written by Dr. Noreen Lineen Curtis and published over a 10 year period in Forum, the National GP Journal. Dr. Noreen is born and bred on Achill Island. She […]
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#PeriodFriendlyWorld
The Thing we never have to explain Wakesho was supposed to wake everyone up. That was her one job that Saturday, get up early, have them all ready to leave for Kerugoya by seven. Her older sister was in her final year at boarding school, KCSE year, and midterm visits were precious things. Short windows. […]
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Living in each other’s shelter: Standing with Communities in a Year of Challenge
Living in Each Other’s Shelter in a Year of Challenge As we reflect on the past year, one phrase has stayed with us more than any other: “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” — we live in each other’s shelter. It is a simple truth, and a powerful one. It reminds us that […]
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