New shoes to prevent wounds and disease

New shoes to prevent wounds and disease

This week, in rural Kenya, children got a pair of shoes for the first time. Basic things like this should be paid for by families and local communities but the area is just so poor this still can’t happen. We are working with local people to develop self...
Gender Based Violence Awareness Workshops

Gender Based Violence Awareness Workshops

Volunteer Bethany Throssle and her husband Gareth, are currently running Gender Based Violence Awareness workshops in Abimbo village. Violence against women is a big problem in rural Kenya, compounded by poverty and lack of education. Bethany works for Women’s...
Christmas Thank Yous

Christmas Thank Yous

Who doesn’t love Christmas? On Christmas day we held an orphan party and gave donated clothes and shoes to the orphans. It is our hope that all our projects will become sustainable and clothing will be made locally at our centre but until this is possible, your...

Project update

Another shipment We are delighted to be sending out another shipment of tools, stationery and sewing items for our projects. Our partners Blythswood Care ran a sanitary towel collection across South Wales for this and provided the shipping. Thank you Blythswood...
Welcome to Challenge Africa

Welcome to Challenge Africa

Thank you for visiting our website- it’s great to have your support. Challenge Africa is running projects, programmes and activities in Kenyan villages; helping local people to help themselves. I set up Challenge Africa in 2006 because I found people trying...