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Faith Warui was born in 1988 at Mukima area, Daiga location, Laikipia east sub-county, Laikipia County. Faith is blessed with 2 children Linus and Wairimu, 12 and 7 years respectively and has lived all her live with her mother, in a wooden house with dilapidated wooden walls, damp earthen floor and poor ventilation. Her father passed away a while ago, and her mother has been her only source of support as a single mother living

How much can a team of 11 global volunteers do in 5 days? a lot apparently. A part from helping speed up the construction of a classroom from foundation to lintel level, the team also learnt Kiswahili! This is the story of the Kyumbi Primary School, Machakos, and build team led by Cid Smith that participated in the Habitat for Humanity Kenya (HFHK) volunteer engagement program from 19th-27th May 2018. And they even mastered this

Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter’s partner for the Building Assets Unlocoking Access project – Kenya Women Microfinance Trust (KWFT) took home top honors at the 2017 Banker Africa awards having been declared the “Best Microfinance Institution in East Africa” and the “Best Microfinance Institution in Kenya.”  KWFT was also awarded at the 2017 ‘Think Business Banking Awards’ having won “Overall Best Leading Microfinance Bank in Kenya 2017”. The bank was lauded