Map of Kenya and TanzaniaKenya and Tanzania

photo of Martin TaylorPhoto of Claudia Fichtner

The Good Earth Trust's Country Representatives in Kenya and Tanzania are Claudia Fichtner and Martin Taylor.

Please contact them if you have any questions about our work in Kenya and Tanzania.
Read posts from them on our blog.

Business Training: Tech4all & Malewa Trust tech for all logo

We are working with the Malewa Trust near Naivasha in Kenya and the project is supported by funding from Tech4all.

the project aims include:
* Training groups in sustainable small-scale block making businesses.
* Constructing demonstration house with a water-tank and a latrine.
* Constructing a training unit.
The project was completed in March 2009

Success story
Hope for Konya UK representatives visited our business training project in Gilgil Kenya, you can watch the video here.

photo of Maranjua prisonMaranjau Prison

The Good Earth Trust is supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners through vocational training in ISSB technology (block-making). A 15,000 litre water-tank has been constructed for the prison, so improving sanitation and demonstrating water-tank construction techniques. Further tank construction and training is planned for two nearby primary schools as a community service by the prison. The project is being used as a pilot for demonstration to the Ministry of Domestic Affairs and the Ministry of Housing. The Good Earth Trust is providing training, technical support and a small amount of cement and has supplied a brick-making machine.

photo, building a water tankMarema and Maranjau primary schools project

Marema and Maranjau primary schools experienced a rapid influx of new children this year as a result of the election violence in early 2008. Access to drinking water is a problem encountered by most schools communities and all consumption rationed. The Boards of both schools agreed that having a large capacity rain water harvesting tank in the school compounds will save children from having to travel long distance each day to collect their water and will improve the general health and wellbeing of the school community. With funding from the The Body Shop Foundation and the support and commitment of parents and teachers at the school water tank construction in Marema and Maranjau primary schools begin in October 2008. This is the first of several plans involving the use of appropriate technology in Central Province and we look forward to continuing to promote ISSB as a practical, affordable contribution to reducing poverty in Kenya.