Social Development

Across Kenya, smallholder farmers in different corners of the country face similar challenges that include pests, unpredictable weather, and limited access to agricultural advice. Yet even hundreds of kilometers apart, stories from…

My first encounter with SAWBO was in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when I was introduced to wonderful animations by my former computer student. I kept wondering how this…

The Mackinnon road community is found on the busy Mombasa-Nairobi highway, Mackinnon road ward, Samburu Sub County, of the larger Kwale County. With an estimated population of 8000 people, the…

International Women’s Day, which was celebrated on Friday, March 8th, 2024, left me appreciating the immense power and strength of African women’s leadership. Having a first-hand experience of what feminine…

The Mijikenda community that resides in the coast region of Kenya has a reputation for being good-nurtured. Their rich history and culture rotates around natural kindness to strangers, welcoming and…

For the last four years I have been working with SAWBO as a knowledge manager, I’ve interacted with people from different cultures, religions, and social standing.  Right from Kenya, where…

It’s October 1, 2023 and the much-awaited “El-Nino” rains are finally here with us. Kenya had been put on high alert and citizens interpreted the situation according to their past…

On Friday, 19th May 2023, Feed the Future Innovation Labs, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel and local smallholder farmers visited a SAWBO Network Kenyan farmer in Murang’a…

The most difficult stage in developing a social media network using platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp is giving a life and direction to an established group. Most groups disintegrate and…

In my last blog post titled “Expanding the SAWBO Networks in Rwanda and Burundi”, I recognized how the people of the two East African “twin-nations” were warm and welcoming, kind,…