The REAL BOYS Self-Help Group were founded as a registered association in May 2022. They are not just a football club, but see it as their mission to reach the children and young people in their community through sport, to promote reform and to turn young people into agents of positive change. They want to […]
The elementary school is located on Rusinga Island on a hill overlooking Lake Victoria. The school has 422 students and offers classes from pre-school to grade eight. The school is located on very barren land that has been severely eroded by wind and water over the years. There are no trees, and the soil is […]
Already in 2019, a donation enabled 1,200 seedlings to be planted on the grounds of Kamasengre School. The prerequisite was that the school could be fenced. The next step was taken in April 2021 with a nursery of its own. Besides the benefit of growing seedlings and planting them on the grounds of schools, churches […]
“PANDA MITI BORESHA MAISHA” – “PLANT TREES IMPROVE LIFE” This is the core message of the committed young people. They not only run the tree nursery founded in April 2021 on a voluntary basis, but also regularly launch door-to-door campaigns. This has already led to great progress, as deforestation has decreased, allowing several native tree […]
“Until you dug a hole, planted a tree, watered it and let it survive, you haven’t done anything. Then you have only talked.” Wangari Maathai, Kenya (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) When our partner association KWEPU (Kamayoge Women Education Progressive Unit) started the tree nursery, their goal was for people to learn and understand how important […]
Started in April 2021 by RYGM, the youth group of KEWPU on the grounds of Wakiaga Polytechnic. As for any other plantation, fences against free-ranging animals and cisterns need to be built first to water the seedlings during the dry season. Funding was provided for installations and running costs for three months. Through the sale […]
Badilisha is Kiswahili and means transformation. We support sustainable development on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, Kenya.
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