Umande Trust

The French Minister for International Development and Francophonie, Mrs Annick Girardin together with delegates from the French Embassy was accompanied by Remi Marechaux The French Ambassador to Kenya, Rémi Fritsch of French Development Agency Kenya, Joseph kamau of Athi Water Services Board, Hesbon Khayesi Assistant County Commissoner, Fredrick Obenge MCA Lindi, Pius Owino Kotieno MCA Sarangombe paid a courtesy call at Umande Trust then proceeded to commission a bio-sanitation facility ( Lindi Usafi) in Lindi ward accompanied by Umande Trust staff and the community.  More Photos about Mrs Annick Girardin Visit to Umande Trust can be found on the Link Below; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.783494788415061.1073741832.208914799206399&type=1

Kibera, the largest informal settlement in East Africa, rests five kilometres from Nairobi’s city centre and houses more than a quarter of the capital’s population. Defined by its uncertain land tenure, inferior infrastructure and low incomes, it is no secret that this densely populated area suffers from dangerously low levels of sanitation services. According to an Impact Assessment Report conducted by Jean Africa Consultants (JAC), there is one pit latrine for every 50 to 500 community members living in Kibera. Often times, the location of a pit latrine makes it inaccessible for waste collection and after it overflows with excrement, it is abandoned. This results in the increased use of “flying toilets,” a plastic bag used for defecation that is tossed as far away as possible. In Kibera’s Silanga Village, a survey conducted for the previous assessment report found that more than 50% of respondents admitted to throwing their waste using the “flying toilet” approach. The lack of

New dawn is here with us at Umande Trust!  The Board, Staff and the Community partners are proud to present Ms Aidah Binale - Ebrahim as our new Managing Trustee effective from today having taken the reigns from our Long serving Father, Mentor, Servant of the People, Founding Managing Trustee Mr Josiah Omotto. We congratulate the outgoing Managing Trustee and wish him success in his new position.