In 2016 our Team in Malindi, consisting of Sophie (nurse/project director), Skola (childbirth trainer/family planning counselor), Sarah and Florence (HIV testers-counselors) and Danielle (executive director of Teaching More), visited 10 villages reaching more than 350 Traditional Birth Attendants ...
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2016 Farm Report
In February 2016 we constructed a fish pond and put in 1500 fingerlings of catfish. Nine months later we harvested the fish and made a total of kshs.235,000 ($2,350 USD). We bought the fingerlings at shs.10,000 ($100 USD) and used shs.20,000 ($200 USD) to buy feeds for the whole period, leaving a ...
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TBA Report 2016
The three of us, Sophie, Sara and Florence visited the villages of Sabaki, Moi, and Msabaha. All the meetings with the TBAs were started by a word of prayer. All together more than 110 were in attendance.TBAs are not ministry of health staff nor do they receive a monthly salary for their work. ...
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TBA report
My recent trip to Kenya was an overwhelming success. I was there for 6 weeks in February and March and truly wish I could have spent more time. While in Malindi, Sophie Ndungu, (our project director and maternity nurse), Sara Mukani, (an HIV counselor and tester), and I, were able to reach 10 ...
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Kaswanga Community Farm Report
It was wonderful to see the Kaswanga Community Farm again on my recent visit to Kenya, and to have the opportunity to meet more of the farm families. The current farm is approximately 7 acres on a long-term lease, of which about 4 acres are fenced and irrigated. The fenced portion is supporting 62 ...
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December 2013 Kaswanga Farm Project Report
Duncan Ochiena & Family
by Paul Nyaema Ogala, Kaswanga Farm Project DirectorDuncan Ochieng is married to Melvin Atieno. They live in Kaswanga with their five children, Laventer Akoth, Catrine Adhiambo, Samuel Onyango, Marvel Achieng and Broline Achieng. The eldest of the three children attend ...
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