Kenya GDIs Arrive and meet with Kickstart, Root Capital and Ministry of Water
Letter from Managing Director, Lily Muldoon, in Kenya: We arrived safely in Kenya around 6am this morning with just one bag missing. Luckily it was filled only with granola bars, candy and other small things we won’t need until Kayafungo next week. The two days of training in Washington DC were highly successful as the … Read more
A need for water
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Global Development Fellows This week, builders laid the concrete slab at the community centre. This marks great progress as the foundation is complete and means that the walls will quickly start to get higher and higher. Finishing the slab required a lot of materials and labour in the … Read more
SMRC Hosts Tribute to Women
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director SMRC is hosting a 10-day Tribute to Women in the lead up to Mother’s Day. Below are links from the first several posts. The website can be reached here. Julie Walz on Women and Education http://smrctributetowomen.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/by-julie-walz-on-women-and-education/ Pius and his Mother, Anna, in Tanzania http://smrctributetowomen.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/pius-and-his-mother-anna-in-tanzania/ Jessica Schwartz on “Mamas” in … Read more
SMRC and Sierra Leone – A story of inspiration
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Over the years, students in developing countries have found SMRC on the web and opted to establish chapters on college campuses in their home country. This happened in Sierra Leone and below you can read the inspiring and moving story of why SMRC-SL came to be, and what it … Read more
8 minutes, Great Music… the Kenya-Lily Story
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director, Lily Muldoon, SMRC project director, is back and we have the story to show you in a beautiful new video presentation developed by Andrea Calderson. Watch the 8 minute film and find yourself feeling totally inspired.
Lily Sets the Bar High
Lily Muldoon, project director for Kenya, has just returned to the United States. Her work is a testament to the power of individuals to improve lives. SMRC has worked with her in Kenya for 3 years, and we have achieved life changing improvements working in partnership with the Kayafungo community.
Happy World Water Week?
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director This morning, I woke up to an email from my father, it read: “Subject: water; Did you see the report of the World Water Forum meetin in Instanbul, this week? By 2030 when Holden (my nephew) will be 23, there will be 3.9 billion people living under ‘severe water … Read more
Dam Under Construction in Kenya!
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Watch the latest film from Kayafungo, Kenya, where a dam is under construction thanks to your generosity! The dam will serve 900 families in the area.
Kenya Waits for Rain – Article Just Published
In a new article written by Lily Muldoon, Kenya Project Director, the challenges facing Kayafungo are elucidated. Read it at http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/innovations/data/000086
Your Impact in Pictures – Kenya
Last week, SMRC asked its supporters to help us build a Dam and a Secondary School. We were running short of funds, and your help would get us past the finish line. Well, you did it, and here are the pictures to show your impact. Thank you so much!!!
