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KENYAKenya: Let all girls learn
The Wasichana Wote Wasome (WWW) project has the goal to improve school enrolment, retention, attendance and learning outcomes of girls in school throughout Kenya. The project, funded by the UK…
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KENYAKenya health and education programs
AMURT is establishing a number of regional hubs in Kenya that will serve as engines of development into the foreseeable future. These development centers reflect AMURT’s commitment to long-term…
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KENYAKenya Success Stories
Kenya has long been a venue for many of AMURT’s service projects over the years, but new challenges continue to affect millions of residents. Education, healthcare, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment…
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KENYASamburu Community Assistance Project – Kenya Drought Relief Update
In 2011 AMURT responded to the East African drought in northern Kenya’s Samburu district.
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KENYAHorn of Africa Disaster Response
The 2011 drought in Kenya was declared a national disaster by President Mwai Kibaki in April of 2011. Access to food and water had become very scarce, millions of livestock have died, and territorial…
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KENYAKenya – HIV/AIDS Overview
With major financing from the US Government, AMURT is dramatically expanding its work to address the problems caused by HIV/AIDS in three provinces in Kenya. Specifically, AMURT will organize care…
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KENYAKenya – Home-Based Care for PLWA
We asked PLWA to describe any changes they have seen in themselves as a result of the HBC provider’s visits. 29 respondents generated 37 responses about how different aspects of the program had…
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KENYAKenya – Youth Hip Hop
“Why are we going wrong?” raps Suleiman Mohammed, the leader of the AMURTZO Rap Group, “I’m talking to them but they are losing their minds, why are we going wrong?” Suleiman says that he was “going…
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KENYAKenya: Sustainable Peer Educators
Recognizing that peer educator groups have a tendency to disband once a project ends or funding dries up, AMURT integrated income-generation activities into the mission of the Komango peer educator…
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KENYAKenya – Supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children
To contribute towards the care of an estimated 1.6 million fully or partially orphaned children in Kenya, AMURT has enlisted the help of local organizations, community members and businesses to care…
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KENYAKenya – Soccer Tournaments Providing Opportunity
Each of the nine centers across Kenya hosts soccer programs that attract talented young athletes. Practices and team meetings give our peer educators a chance to meet with teams in small groups…
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KENYAKenya – Youth HIV and AIDS Prevention Program
An important facet of the program is the training and support of 135 peer educators who pass on knowledge to youth, and provide condoms to those who need them. In fact, many of the peer educators…
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