Asha’s luck came when Samuel Siriria Leadismo, the Director of Pastoralist Child Foundation and his team visited her village, creating awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual reproductive health....

Margaret is among many women Compassion CBO trained in 2015. She has survived breast Cancer 2 times.

"I’m the first Samburu warrior to start an organization to eradicate female genital mutilation and child marriages.... At first the elders were against everything I was doing. In 2013, they saw an impact when Pastoralist Child Foundation sponsored girls…

Following an intensive selection process, Compassion CBO has been awarded a grant by AmplifyChange to run Anti-FGM Hotlines in Kenya.

Elizabeth Lemoyog, a PCF facilitator, told me that the women in Namayiana Village wanted to tell me something. Elizabeth was smiling and had a sparkle in her eyes... "We have decided to abandon FGM in Namayiana Village.” This was the BEST news we could ever…

The children of Compassion CBO school in Nairobi are the beneficiaries of a heart-felt tribute from the friends and family of much-loved Parthenia Adams - ‘Aunty Polly’ - who passed away, age 97, in Detroit, Michigan.

Before Compassion CBO starts a project we make sure it will be self-sustaining and we minimize the risk by starting small before expanding, to avoid massive losses or collapse of the project. Once it succeeds we replicate it with network and community…

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters we managed to repair our school roof before the rains started.... Panic had set in at our school in the Githogoro Slums when we heard that there was going to be heavy rain.

“Girls are telling us that they’re happy they attended our workshops... They are more self-confident as well and are not afraid to discuss “taboo” subjects such as FGM and early marriage." - facilitator Anastacia Leporporit.

At the UNISON conference, Debbie Hollingsworth proposed that this year's collection should go to Compassion CBO, who she had visited. Out of several nominees, Compassion CBO was selected. "It has come at the right time because we need funds to fight FGM." -…

My last blog from Kenya... I hope you will remember that just outside Nairobi, Compassion CBO will carry on regardless. I hope you will continue to support them... when you are here, on the ground, it makes a world of difference knowing that someone,…

One of the members of Kagongo Women’s Group knew that poultry farming was what she wanted to do, but didn’t know where to start. She is now raising indigenous chickens for their eggs, having looked for and discovered a gap in the market...