Umande Trust

Today Umande held the first of many meetings for the Women's Voices project champions. The 20 women champions met with some of the Umande staff at the Harlequins Suites Hotel. The meeting started by having all the women introduce themselves, followed by an introduction of Umande Trust, and some of the other projects that the organization is working on. After the introductions, each woman was given a questionnaire which asked questions about their local government, how involved the women have been in the local government in the past, and the positive and negative aspects of their local government. After reading the questionnaires it was clear that most of the women in the room felt like they did not have a voice in their community, or no one was listening. That is why this program, Women's Voices ICT Choices is so important for women in the community. This project teaches and encourages women to share their thoughts and ideas and gives them leadership roles within their own com

Umande Trust is in the process of launching a new project that aims to increase the representation of Women's voices when making decisions about their own communities, specifically within Kibera. To do this, Women Champions will be selected from the community, and these women will be trained to be liaisons between local governments and the community they are representing. The Women Champions will provide other women in the community with relevant information and facilitate group discussions on the issues women want to discuss and share ideas about. On Friday, October 28th a meeting was held at the Tosha One biocenter in Kibera to discuss the Women's Voices ICT Choices project and specifically, how to choose the women champions. Project representatives from Umande Trust lead the meeting, and it was attended by around 30 community members and representatives from other local organizations. At the meeting, they discussed the project, and who exactly the women champions would be.

Yesterday, October 15th, schools and organizations in various countries around the world celebrated Global Handwashing Day.  This campaign is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of proper hand washing with soap and other basic hygiene practices.  This past week, Umande Trust traveled to a Bridge Academy school within Mukuru  to participate in a Global Handwashing Day celebration and the opening of a new Biocenter within the community.  The afternoon was filled with games, songs, and educational activities to teach the children about the proper way to wash their hands and at what times one should wash their hands.   After our celebration at the school, we turned the corner to take part in a ceremony for the opening of the first stage of a new biocenter, equipped with toilets and handwashing stations for men and women, and the service can be paid for through Mpesa.  Prominent members of the community and organizations that helped make the construction of this

Global Handwashing Day is this Saturday, October 15th! This week, Thursday through Saturday, Umande Trust will be hosting numerous events in celebration by visiting various schools across Nairobi and other regions of Kenya teaching children about health and hygiene! By partnering with these schools we hope to fulfill this year's theme: Make Handwashing a Habit.

Umande Trust | Kibera in search of peace

The first ever Bio Centre in Western Kenya was formally opened at Budalangi market on Monday by Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong. The Sh2.7 million project is a partnership with the County Government of Busia pioneered by Bunyala North Ward. The Market Authority and area MCA Fred Musirimba secured the construction site. The Bio-sanitation facility will provide decent and affordable sanitation services and produce biogas for domestic use at local hotels and nearby households. The bio-slurry fertilizer generated will be used for agro-forestry and greening the area. The centre will ensure that human waste in ablution blocks are turned into wealth by producing gas through bio-digester systems and producing fertilizer as a by-product. Speaking after the official launch, Ojaamong said the bio-sanitation is premised on the need to close the loop in the waste management process, thus turning waste into a resource. ” The project will save many problems . The two toile

The #UrgentToiletRun2015  went down well on the 15th Nov, 2015. Over 1000 people participated. The Run began at Mathare; one of the People's settlement found in Nairobi and ende at the #NairobiCountyHall with stop overs at #Pangani and The Nation Media Group. This event created awareness on Women safety and Dignity while using Toilets. Kindly click on the the Link below to view more photos; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.920336204730918.1073741833.208914799206399&type=3