My family survived the 1997 El Niño thanks to my dad’s amateur forecasting skills. I must have been far too young to comprehend weather patterns when, one evening, it suddenly started raining cats and dogs. The downpour continued, and soon the river we lived next to began to swell, creeping closer towards our home. It … Read more
As whirlwinds terrorised the residents of Machakos County, whose reality of living in open fields came to haunt them during the hot and dry seasons, the children of Raha Kids’ Centre were quietly working to change this reality. Instead of sitting back helplessly, they rolled up their sleeves and began tending a small tree nursery … Read more
In 2021, when the world was still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty, misfortunes, and confusion, two women crossed paths in the most unexpected way. Diana Musa, now the Product Manager of our honey venture, and I, Sarah Anupi, Founder of Planet Plus Kenya, met at a hairdressing class sponsored by the … Read more