According to a new report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and Society for International Development, illiteracy levels are high in northern Counties. Marsabit has a high level of 76%. In 2013 when HODI started working in Balozi, …
Village meetings generally do not have huge attendances. In these meetings, there are those who hold strong views on particular issues. More often than not, there are those who don’t get a chance to be heard. Community conversation meetings provide …
A few years ago, most people in this village used donkeys to fetch water. Those who didn’t own one carried water on their backs or rolled drums on the ground. Some of the wells are 20km away from their village, …
The villages of Abkul and Guyo Roba in Maikona had a water shortage for years. And they had tried for some time to solve this problem. Five times, in fact. All these attempts were unsuccessful because they had no organized …
They have lived for decades as marginalised herders. Because of poverty, they have lived on the fringes of society for many years. Nine years ago, a circumcision ceremony brought them all together in one spot. That spot grew into a …
Galm Galgallo is a village in Sagante Ward of Marsabit that has a population of a couple hundred people. 75% of the households in this village are dependent on food aid. The youth find work as casual labourers and …