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May 2025

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Against the Odds: Two Girls, One Dream

SARAH’s STORY Sarah* comes from a very humble background. Her father passed away when she was very young, and her mother, who has five children, struggles to support her family on her limited income as a house help. Despite this, Sarah’s paternal uncle took the initiative to adopt her, even though he had several children...

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Sep 2023

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Annual Report 2022

We have just published our annual report for 2022. Please take time to read it here.

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07

Oct 2022

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Responding to the drought in Marsabit

The drought facing the Horn Of Africa has been described as the most severe in decades. Marsabit County in Kenya is among the most affected in the region. With the support of GlobalGiving, we have been able to provide emergency assistance to 805 households so far. One time cash transfers for 85 families 85 families...

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Dec 2020

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A new football field and playing to end FGM

In 2018, we completed work on a new football field at Gar Qarsa Primary School which was funded by GIZ. The new pitch is a sand and gravel pitch that can be used throughout the year regardless of weather.

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Jan 2020

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Rufo

Rufo is a member of the Madaraka Women Group. In 2012, she separated from her husband and moved with her kids. Life became tough due to a lack of regular income and she started looking for casual labour work to sustain her needs. This is how she managed to support herself and her children for the...

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Sep 2016

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30 households with 1 goal

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 platform to meet and discuss this issue in detail. In June 2015, HODI re-established the...

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