Project Report
| Jul 28, 2026
A never ending problem
By Ian Wilson | Director
Kenya's rainy season didn't happen on many parts of the country. Those areas considered the country's bread basket that usually get rain even when the arid areas don't, received intermittent rainfall with periods of several weeks at a time of drought. There is a real likelihood that even the reliable breadbasket won't produce as much food as expected due to drought this year. This does not help the situation for those parts of the country relying on food support from them. This will probably result in an even bigger influx than usual of people moving south from the driest part of the country where livestock can't survive and crops are literally shrivelling in the ground. Our work with families and youths from these areas is never likely to end as we have to accept the realities of climate change. We have to face the fact that, despite our hopes that families would eventually go home after short term help, they are not likely to want to or be able to live in those areas again. This puts increasing pressure on urban areas and creates more slums. We hope we can ramp up our programs to meet these increasing needs by training youths to find jobs and live sustainably.
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Mar 30, 2026
Will It ever get better?
By Theresa Heasman | Chairlady
'Sometimes it never rains but it pours' is a saying my dear departed mother used often and I have been reminded of it on a daily basis this past month in Kenya. I sometimes feel that I live closer to the signs of climate change than many others do, especially those in the western world determined to stubbornly deny its very existence. February and March are traditionally dry months here - the last weeks of the dry season before the rains come in April and soak the parched earth ready for the crops needed for the people and the lush savannah and grasses to feed animals. Not so in recent years. Huge swathes of the country have experienced ongoing drought for years on end while others saw unprecedented torrential rains that overwhelmed drainage systems and caused horrific flooding that left hundreds homeless and dozens dead.
A few hours north of us animals were dying of thirst from drought wreaking havoc while here, and in other parts of the country including Nairobi, flash floods and swollen rivers were causing nightmares.
People face heartbreaking decisions to uproot from traditional homelands that can no longer safely sustain them to move to areas less disaster prone with hope of farming and jobs. So, despite our crazy rain this year, our county is paradise compared to areas still in the throes of drought. And so we will always have those in need of a new start with us.
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Nov 30, 2025
This is a way of life now
By Ian Wilson | Director
When we first started this project, droughts were a disaster that hit some years and other years were not so bad. Now, drought is a way of life and, if you want to see the reality of climate change, just pay a visit to Africa. Parts of Kenya now live with drought as a constant factor in already difficult lives. Adjusting to the harsh day to day existence of life in constant drought is the new norm.
We see a constant influx to the southern towns and cities of Kenya from these regions of drought, particularly youths searching for escape and sometimes young families migrating south. Kitale is a frontier town almost. It is about 120kms from the dryer regions and have good rainfall, and is a growing town offering hope of jobs and food security. Arrival in a new town, often without education or work skills brings a whole new set of challenges though and homelessness, hunger and life on the streets is all too common. Even those who were preceded by friends or relatives whoay have found some work and have small homes, often in slums, have to find ways to contribute financially. These youths are increasingly on our radar for our youth skills training programme. That project is featured here on GlobalGiving. Please refer there for more details on how we can help those displaced from their home areas. Soon, we will close the page on the drought project and focus more on that here on GlobalGiving. Thank you for your help.
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