Promoting the education and welfare of girls
An issue raised by medical staff at a local sub district hospital in Pokot during our February visit was the dramatic rise in FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) cases arriving at […]
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February Visit
The February visit to West Pokot was a great success. As usual the Yellowmen had a hectic itinerary but a brief outline of the projects covered can be seen below. Building Team: […]
A bunch of bananas and a handful of cereal bars
On the last day of the building project at the medical clinic in Tikeet and having just finished the painting, the team sat down to eat a late lunch. Whenever […]
Imagine
Imagine the shell of a building with the dimensions 12ft x 12ft. A hole in the wall serves as a makeshift window, another as a door. A corrugated iron sheet […]
A Moral Hierarchy of Need
I love spending Sunday mornings doing a car boot sale in aid of the Yellowmen charity. Obviously I dislike the early start and the frantic setting up as impatient punters […]
The Pokot People
Location Western Pokot and Baringo districts of Kenya; Eastern Karmoja in Uganda History Pokot history is a complex one which is difficult to outline. The Kenyan census places them in […]
Yellow Day Fundraiser
The Yellow day fundraiser at Burnside Primary School yesterday was a tremendous success. Both pupils and staff entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the day wearing all manner of yellow […]
The Importance of Affordable Healthcare
There was an advert on the TV a while back; I think it was an army recruitment website, showing soldiers delivering aid to refugees to some anonymous, war-torn state. In […]
Two Voices
Two Voices Why do my children go hungry? Why is it so hard to provide? I toil from sunrise to sunset But still my babies have died. Why, when my […]
Pokot Dictionary
English is one of the two official languages and is spoken in the major cities as well as by those connected to the tourist industry. Outside of the large cities, […]
The Yellowmen of Kadongdong 