Jan 18, 2024 | Africa, Gem-Village, Income, Kenya, Sustainable Development
A Community Working Together to Rebuild Gem is a village that mainly consists of pastoralists, with their main source of income being livestock. They moved around in search of pastures during the drought season, but when the drought came, all their livestock died,...
Dec 19, 2023 | Africa, Education, Gem-Village, Kenya, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Mobilized for Your Health Right now, Kenya is entering a rainy season, so the government is cautioning its people to prepare themselves against diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, and bilharzia. Children under the age of five are mostly affected, and extra...
Nov 3, 2023 | Africa, Food, Gem-Village, Income, Kenya, Sustainable Development
Small Loans Make a Huge Difference As one of our Transformational Community Development (TCD) projects in the village, the Village Savings and Loans (VSAL) strategy has been a great bridge for many families living in Gem Village to raise their living standards....
Mar 30, 2023 | Africa, Education, Gem-Village, Kenya, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Seeing is Believing In Gem Village, Transformational Community Development (TCD) workers are doing a great job teaching basic health skills and ways of staying healthy. They have mainly taught on the importance of breastfeeding, antenatal care, and cholera...
Mar 10, 2023 | Africa, Education, Gem-Village, Kenya, Sustainable Development
Progressing a Village’s Education Gem community members are very happy with this term of national educational examination results. Community members didn’t think about Education before, and parents were not bothered by a lack of schooling for their children....
Mar 10, 2023 | Africa, Gem-Village, Kenya, Sustainable Development, Water
Water For an Entire Village Water is a basic need for human beings and animals. Gem Village has been suffering from a lack of water due to the harsh weather conditions in Kenya. For months, there has been such a severe drought that villagers have lost their herds...
