Current projects and school fees requiring funding
Basic survival food and water for drought stricken families: $4,000
Health supplies and medicine to treat the sick: $1,400
Brick-Making Project Extension: $2,400
This is one of the early community-based projects created by two
young men who graduated from high school with the help of Tribal Advancement.
They created this income-producing project not just for themselves,
but for 20-25
other young men who had no higher education. Working conditions
are harsh and they work from early morning to late evening, but the
ability to make income for their families drives their enthusiasm and
their determination. With our funding this successful business wil
be expanded with the purchase of additional equipment needed
to make the bricks and the creation of a safe location in Wamba to
store and sell them.
Chicken and Egg Project: $3,000
This year a second chicken and egg project will be developed for the
Samburu women.
The first phase of the chicken and egg project was implemented by the
men in 2010. The women's group will farm chickens and eggs which
will provide food within their families and will also be sold to large
numbers of people in the trading town of Wamba.
Pit Toilet Project
Extension: $2,040
10 more pit toilets are planned to be constructed in 2012 to maintain
clean drinking water.
Annual School Fees
for 18 Secondary School Students: $5,400
Tribal Advancement funds
students so they can gain the secondary education that has proven so
valuable when they
return and are able to apply their knowledge to the benefit of the
entire tribe.
Previously completed and/or continuing projects
Health Care and Reproductive Health Education
Micro-Credit Loans for Businesses Run by Women
Water Tank Construction Project
Bakery Construction in Wamba
The food and restaurant businesses in Wamba
had to pay for trucks to transport all their bread and rolls
from a trading town three hours distant.
There was no local bakery. With funds from Tribal Advancement, the
Samburu constructed a bakery in Wamba where they now cook and sell
bread and rolls. This
continues to be an excellent income-generating business for the Samburu.