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Kibera

09.11.12

The Kibera slums of Nairobi are wild. It is muddy and smelly; it is vibrant and energetic. Hope lives alongside desperate poverty. It is a vestige of the flight from rural poverty to urban opportunity, where a new world awaits those who are willing to live amidst squalor in the hope of a better life. It is also aRead More

This Is Africa

03.22.10

Festus, the Front Office Manager of Sekenani Camp, provides the orientation for the guests before they head to their tents. “We have no fence that surrounds the camp, so you must not walk anywhere, particularly at night, without one of our warriors who will escort you,” he tells them. I grab a drink from Daniel, the barman,Read More

Mama Rungu, You Can Not Cross

03.14.10

 Kura will stay back with the Business Mentors in Isiolo while I return to Nairobi to meet the Dining for Women (DFW) safari group. It does not take long for the jarring hip hop music to start up while I wait for Kura to join me for breakfast on the verandah of the hotel. WeRead More

The Fairview

02.21.10

It was wonderful to finally arrive in Nairobi last night and be met by Ahmed Omar Ahmed, or “Kura” (Swahili for vote), BOMA’s Operations Director, as well as Captain James Neepe. Captain is a retired military helicopter pilot, now a commercial pilot ferrying politicians, rich visiting Americans and company executives around the country. Captain is also BOMA’s ChairmanRead More

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News from Boma

  • Don’t Innovate, Replicate! April 12, 2018
  • The Proven Solution to Ending Extreme Poverty March 27, 2018
  • BOMA Study: Evidence of Impact on Women’s Empowerment in Northern Kenya March 21, 2018
  • Hotter, Drier, Hungrier: How Global Warming Punishes the World’s Poorest March 15, 2018
  • The Greatest Need. The Greatest Return. Why We Put Women at the Center of Our Program. March 7, 2018

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