Background: Kabondo | NABUUR

Background: Kabondo

Our project

Help set up family care for orphans
The most urgent needs in Kabondo are to organize educational support and care for HIV/AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children. The community wants to enable extended family members to care for orphans. This is less costly than setting up orphanages.The community has identified its problems as being Education, Health, Water, HIV/AIDS and Agriculture.

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Project background

Local reps introduction
Welcome to my village called Kabondo in the Nyanza Province of Western Kenya. This village lies in the Province that carries the heaviest burden of HIV/AIDS in Kenya at 29% of the Nation's total.

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My Story: Eric Ochanji, local representatvie Kabondo, Kenya
My name is Eric Ochanji.

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Background: HIV/AIDS blocks all development
The greatest threat to development in this region is the threat of HIV/AIDS.

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Background: Eric Ochanji, Kabondo, Kenya
I learnt of Nabuur through Seth Amwoyo of Kayokoma, Nairobi, Kenya. Nabuur is a link between my community and the world. It has taken my village to the world and brought the world to my village.

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Village facts

location
Kabondo community is a community inhabited by the Luo Community the second largest in Kenya. Kabondo is located 60 Kilometres South of Kisumu city in Rachuonyo District of Nyanza Province. It is in the Western part of Kenya along the...

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history
Kabondo came in to being as a result of the migration of the Nilotes (Luos) from Southern Sudan. The Luos who moved into Kenya settled in so many parts of Nyanza Province. Thereafter two men namen Bondo and Sipul occupied the vast land...

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people
The people of Kabondo are called the Luo. They are the second largest tribe in Kenya after the Agikuyu. They speak a language called Dholuo. The people of this community are known to strictly follow several cultural and traditional practices...

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arts and crafts
The people of Kabondo are involved in several activities that define their art and craft. These are the making of clay pots which are very popular in Kenya, baskets, cooking pots, water storage pots.

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