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Community success stories, project updates, volunteer experiences, and news from the field. Every article is a window into the work happening across Turkana.

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Education • June 2025

Wings of Hope: A New School Year Begins 180 Children, One Shared Dream

This term, 180 children walked through our doors carrying new uniforms, fresh notebooks, and the quiet determination that only a child with a safe school can have. Here is what their first week looked like and why it matters.

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Livelihoods • May 2025

From Micro-Loan to Thriving Business: Amina’s Story

With a $50 micro-loan and two weeks of tailoring training, Amina launched her own business. Today, she employs two of her neighbours and has repaid her loan in full.

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Health • April 2025

Mental Health in Rural Communities: Breaking the Silence

Our awareness campaign reached over 400 young people this quarter, opening conversations about mental health in Turkana for the very first time.

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Community • March 2025

How a Girls’ Mentorship Circle Changed an Entire Neighbourhood

When we started our girls empowerment circles in 2022, we hoped for incremental change. What happened instead was far more profound.

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Education • February 2025

Back-to-School: Bringing Dropped-Out Girls Back to Class

Seventeen girls who had dropped out due to early marriage are sitting in classrooms again this year. This is what it took to bring them back.

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Health • January 2025

The Dairy Goat Project: Nutrition, Income, and Dignity

A single goat can transform a household. We spoke to five families who received dairy goats last year — here are their accounts one year on.

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Community • December 2024

A Volunteer’s Letter: Three Months That Changed My Life

Emily came from London expecting to teach. What she found instead was a community that taught her — about resilience, joy, and what it means to belong.

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