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Meet Our New Staff!
Recently, our staff team in Ireland have expanded, and we are very excited to welcome two new members of staff! Jennifer has joined us as Operations Coordinator, and Denise has joined as Fundraising and Communications Support. Both joined over the summer and are looking forward to getting to know all of our volunteers and supporters. […]
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Statement of Condolence
On Friday evening, June 30th, there was a tragic road accident at Londiani junction, a key hub within the communities served by Brighter Communities Worldwide in Kenya. This most terrible accident has claimed many lives, with many more injured. Local emergency services are completely overwhelmed and the community is in a state of shock. Our […]
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FOL secures 3 years funding from Irish Aid
FOL has secured 3 years funding from Irish Aid for its Community Health Programme. This poverty-reduction intervention is a multi-sector approach which addresses the interconnected issues of the role of women and food security at village level. The interventions will include strengthening the health, knowledge and skills of communities through capacity building projects aimed at […]
Read MoreHealth 2009 Project begins
Friends of Londiani’s Health project began today when 16 members of the health team arrived in Nairobi. This team will be joined by another 16 members next weekend. 32 volunteers from Ireland, Scotland and Australia will travel to the Kipkelion District to work together with local communities in completing health projects. The tasks that the […]
Read MoreHarambee 2009 – Updates from Ndubusat
Day one – Monday 27th July 2009 Having arrived into Nairobi on Saturday night, the entire team travelled on to Nakuru on Sunday for some pre project training before heading for the hills on Monday morning at 8.30am. The drive through the Kipkelion Hills gave the team of 22 a sense of what lay ahead […]
Read MoreHarambee 2009 – Group two arrive in Kenya
Group two arrived in Nairobi with over 60 bags and settled in well in Nairobi for one night. Sunday morning, the team headed to Nakuru via the beautiful Rift Valley. In Nakuru, the team prepared for their project tasks and helped organise the necessary equipment. On Monday morning the team headed to the villages of […]
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