Unveiling Hope: Mike & Shuna’s Journey into Kanjoo’s Potential
In the heart of Meru County, Kenya, a transformative story unfolded when The Hummingbird Initiative (THI) welcomed two seasoned philanthropists, Mike and Shuna. With a profound 30-year history of philanthropy, their recent visit to THI in Kanjoo offered a glimpse into the potential for an impactful collaboration that could shape the destiny of this vibrant […]
El-nino rains – A sweet-bitter blessing
Water is life. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the freshwater on the Earth. 98 per cent of Kenya’s agriculture is rain-fed. Kanjoo community being an agricultural community, access to sufficient water for farming purposes is key. And especially water for irrigation of the Miraa […]
Teachers Wash Training
Initiating sustainable behaviour change to improve WASH services requires full understanding of; the existing situation, the barriers to improvement and the available resources. Kanjoo community has long suffered from diverse waterborne diseases such as amoeba, typhoid, cholera, and diarrhoea. With the continued commitment by THI to fund construction and improvement o
Health Care Access Struggles
Parenting has never been easy, and even more difficult as a single parent. Having lost my husband and being a single mother to Trevor, I have to provide everything for my son. Some weeks ago, my son woke up with a very high fever. My first thought was that it was pneumonia but with the […]
Jacket Design Project
Did you know that art can be used to enhance self-worth, creativity, and social development? The Hummingbird Initiative, in partnership with Zoë Jordan www.zoe-jordan.com, a British fashion designer, held a three-day art competition at Kanjoo. The objective was to bring the community together to create a design for a Zoë Jordan bomber jacket. When the […]
Handwashing Project Update
THI had planned to establish sanitation facilitates in Kanjoo once a water borehole was up and running. However, in the last month, the Covid-19 pandemic has driven this project to the forefront. There is an immediate need for provisions and for education on hand washing to protect the community from the virus. We cannot wait […]