Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust
Reports & Stories
Annual Report 2019
We launched our 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, building on our past experiences to now place child-centered community development in the community itself.
Annual Report 2018
Thank you to all our supporters for giving us another year and opportunity to participate in the healing and restoration of communities for the ultimate betterment and well-being of children and youth.
Gender Based Violence Awareness
According to the World Health Organization, one third of women worldwide have experienced violence; the high prevalence of violence is linked with higher rates of HIV infection.
Klaris Awino Achieng
Klaris is a widow from Lusi village and a member of the pioneer cohort of Street Business School. A year after graduation, she is operating a second business of selling fish, made possible by her savings and borrowings from her local VSLA group.
The Solar Power Difference
Somewhere in Masala Got stands a grass thatched house, surrounded by the most beautiful natural stone landscape. Inside the house await three giggling siblings and their mother.
Mercy
Mercy is a recent graduate of Street Business School. She started with a loan of KES 200 and a handful of bananas. Mercy has since grown her business to include the sale of avocados and oranges, earning an average of Ksh. 1,000 per week.