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The city of Moyale is a unique and peculiar place, split in half between Ethiopia and Kenya. The arbitrary border drawn by withdrawing colonial power has divided tribes, people groups and families. The village of Tuka is on the arid plains west of Moyale.

The area is dominated by the Borana, a group of nearly four million people who also straddle the border between countries. The Borana, who have their own king, are granted a special dispensation, so these historically nomadic people are allowed to wander and cross between the countries.  Many times the herdsmen move their livestock dozens of miles just to stand on a vista, search for rains and look for greener grass.

However, being a nomad is not the best way to educate your children and feed your family. That’s why the work of our Transformational Community Development (TCD) workers is so important to the Borana people.

Our TCD workers used to spend two to four hours walking from their home to Tuka and other villages where they are implementing TCD. They endure the harsh African sun, high temperatures, drought-ridden areas and rough terrain.

Recently GHNI gave each of our eight TCD workers in Boranaland a rugged mountain bike, enabling them to spend more time helping their targeted village instead of “commuting.”

GHNI workers are currently focused on teaching the Borana techniques for self-sustainable agriculture, clean water (including the building of catch basins), and wellness training.

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