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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 Neighbors have played in helping Local Representative David Sabiiti Kibagoo and the people of Kyomya develop plans to build a primary school, nursery/day care and health cRead 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 threats.

Arrow Kenya aims to improve health care for the people of Kayole-Soweto by offering affordable preventive care and treatment through Arrow Web HospitalRead 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 temporary classrooms crafted from tin sheets now serve 197 local orphans and vulnerable youth. The community hopes to expand the project and build permanent structures to educate Read more