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A radio spot and party in Kyomya, Uganda, & good news from Gbongay, Sierra Leone
“Search Engine” is a radio program broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) Radio One. The series explores how the Internet is changing politics and culture around the world.
On April 3, “Search Engine” featured a story about the Kyomya East Village Project in Uganda. The story highlights the role NRead more
Arrow Web Hospital brings affordable health care to Kayole-Soweto, Kenya
Located 25km outside Nairobi’s city center, the urban slum of Kayole-Soweto is home to nearly 800,000 people. Most earn less than a dollar a day.
The village has long been used as a dumping ground for urban waste, which has contributed to the spread of malaria and typhoid. Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS also pose serious tRead more
A new school for the impoverished children of Matopeni, Kenya
Two-thirds of the people in Matopeni, Kenya, live in poverty. Children walk 10 kilometers to the nearest public school, usually on empty stomachs. Many others remain out of school, searching dustbins for scraps of food.
To create a future for the children of Matopeni, the community is building a school. Five temporaryRead more
Creating a safe haven for children in Garden, Zambia
Garden lies ten kilometers north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. It is a shantytown of 7,000 people who live in compact houses packed close together beneath the mango and avocado trees. Most of the homes have no electricity or running water.
Women outnumber men. Business is informal. Loud music draws the young people Read more
Q&A with Wouter Mensink, facilitator for Kangemi, Kenya
A student of ‘innovation,’ Wouter Mensink is fascinated by how people learn new skills to change their lives for the better. Wouter lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he is researching virtual organizations and ‘How to Make Innovation Happen.’
As facilitator for Kangemi, Kenya, Wouter experienced the challengeRead more
Kabondo, Kenya copes with violence as computers arrive in Jinja Central, Uganda
Post-election violence disrupted education and brought food shortages to Kabondo, Kenya, but the community still hosted a Christmas party for nearly 100 local children.
Meanwhile, the people of Jinja Central received a supply of computers donated by Dutch students to equip a vocational training centre.
Neighbour Heather Wilkey from the U.S. discusses the rewards of volunteering
A native of Rutherford, New Jersey, Heather Wilkey is 37 years old. She studied Biology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and returned to school to learn about ecotourism with the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She enjoys hiking with friends, travel and occasionally sings for New York City events.
HRead more
Skills-training for youth helps Nyalebe, DRC, rebuild after years of war
Five years of conflict and civil unrest took a great toll on Nyalebe, DRC. Millions of people died, schools and health care facilities vanished, and most critical services remain unavailable.
The overwhelming list of problems threatens the future of the village and, particularly, its youth. The people hope that a CommRead more
Women knit colorful alpaca clothing to generate income in Cochiraya, Peru
At 1500 meters above sea level, Cochiraya, Peru, is not suited to agriculture – or most other traditional means of earning a livelihood. The lack of opportunity drives many young people out of the community and to the cities.
To keep the community alive, the women of Cochiraya launched a cooperative to produce and maRead more
Farmers look to rebuild their homes and livelihoods in Pagen, Uganda
Life is hard for the 2,800 people living in Pagen, a camp for people displaced by the war in Northern Uganda. The village depends completely on aid from the World Food Programme, because their fields are overgrown and littered with landmines, and their homes have been destroyed by fire and termites.
To get the peopleRead more
