In the heart of Katwekera, a bustling and densely populated area within Nairobi’s Kibera slum, lives Winda Anoro. Winda is a portrait of resilience—a devoted mother and wife whose entrepreneurial journey began with nothing more than a deep need to provide and a meager KSh 160 (roughly £1). Her story isn’t just about money; it’s…
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Meat and trees for exam students – IDAK
IDAK has been supporting Wasare primary and junior secondary school for a year now, running a pilot feeding programme for all the students. We’ve reported on the success of this in previous blogs, including how it enables Kindergarten pupils to attend school for a whole day, and also how it enables the older children to…
Decades of Dedication: Securing Dignity for 82-Year-Old Carren
By K Dudi, IDAK Foundation Carren Anyango is a woman whose quiet strength has anchored her through nearly five decades of life in Nairobi. At 82 years old, her story is a testament to unwavering resilience—a life lived on the front lines of Nairobi’s informal economy, marked by hard work, profound personal loss, and…
The benefits of a school lunch
IDAK have been supporting Wasare school to deliver a lunchtime meal programme for all the students. As a result, all of the students can now remain at school and get a good meal in the middle of the day, rather than having to go home, or go without. One of the side benefits of this…
Dinah’s story – IDAK
written by Kenyanito Dudi, IDAK Founder and Director During a recent visit to the Obotch area of Nyalenda in a sprawling informal settlement of Kisumu City, we met with “Dinah”, a determined single mother raising her two-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter under difficult circumstances. Dinah lives in a small corrugated iron sheet “mabati” house within…