Category: Education

Harambee 2009 – Week one in Benditai

The team arrived in Benditai on Monday 22nd July and quickly settled into life on the campsite. A lack of running water or electricity did not present a problem to the eager volunteers who rapidly got to work on the project tasks. They have been working hard all week on water tanks, HECA clubs and […]

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Harambee 2009 – Week one in Londiani

A Peer Education course for 40 people began on Tuesday The Water Tanks Project started out in Kahurura with the surveys, to select the most suitable locations for the water tanks. And the digging started… Towards the end of the week, training and planning days were held for the Health surveys. At the same time […]

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Essential Obstetric Care Course

The reduction of maternal mortality continues to be a worldwide priority in the alleviation of poverty. (Millennium Development Goals, WHO, Government of Kenya, Irish Government) Many effective programmes have been introduced in South-East Asia and Central and South America. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to struggle with a very high maternal death rate – in some areas […]

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Musgrave Retail Partners support Education Bursaries in Kenya

Friends of Londiani would like to thank Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland for their commitment to support the Education Bursaries in Kenya in 2009 and 2010. This support will guarantee children and young people the opportunity to attend schools and help FOL to work towards the Millennium Development Goals. In 2007, in the area of corporate […]

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Kenyan director visits Ireland

FOL Ireland was delighted to welcome Anna Mainek, the Director of FOL Kenya to Ireland for a two week study and business development visit. Anna was in Ireland from 7th-20th April, 2008. During her time here she visited many of FOL’s supporters and attend business training courses. Anna visited schools in Dublin, Kildare and Cork, […]

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