Category: Blog
Say no to FGM
February 6th 2017 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This year’s theme is “Building a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030”. Since 2009 Brighter Communities Worldwide has been working in partnership with communities across Kenya to run an FGM/C Abandonment Programme. This weekend in Londiani […]
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Introducing our new name
Today we bring you exciting news that through our work and with support from people like you, we are growing as an organisation. With a wider scope, Friends of Londiani will become Brighter Communities Worldwide from January 2017. This has been a big decision for us to rename and rebrand, yet one we are proud to make […]
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Hear from our Harambee volunteers!
We asked the Harambee volunteer team currently in Kenya for a few words on how they are finding the experience. The team of six are involved in facilitating business training courses as well as following up with those participants who did the course 12 months ago. They have facilitated courses in Rescue & Emergency Care […]
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Harambee volunteers arrive in Kenya
The group of volunteers taking part in our November Harambee have arrived safely in Kenya. Karibu Sana! The team is made up of volunteers from Cork, Kilkenny and Wexford in Ireland. During their time in Londiani the volunteers will focus on wilderness first aid training, business course training, maternal health, stove installations and household surveys. They will […]
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Night of celebration at the kenya ball 2016
Saturday 15th October for the Kenya Ball 2016. The ball is an important fundraising event and an opportunity to thank all those who’ve supported FOL’s work in Kenya. Held in Cork, where Friends of Londiani’s Irish office is based, at the glamourous Fitzgeralds Vienna Woods Hotel , the atmosphere was warm and welcoming with everyone determined […]
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Stand up for girls
Every year on October 11th organisations, individuals, governments and groups all reflect on how far we’ve come in addressing issues of gender inequality. To celebrate the difference we’ve made to girls lives and to consider how we can further strengthen communities by doing even more. Because we know that by investing in girls we can […]
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The rain didn’t stop the mountain challenge
The rain just didn’t stop on Saturday 20 August for the Friends of Londiani Mountain Challenge. Overall, nearly 60 people had planned and hoped to climb Carrauntouhill, Croagh Patrick and Lugnaquilla on the day of the challenge. The rain was relentless but so were the Croagh Patrick and Lugnaquilla teams who managed to reach the […]
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Read our latest newsletter
Every month we send an email newsletter to all of our supporters. It contains the latest news from Kenya, including updates on our projects and the impact your donations are having. We also keep you informed about events coming up and volunteering opportunities in Kenya and Ireland. You can subscribe by emailing rosehenessy@friendsoflondiani.com and requesting to be […]
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Taking action on Global Goals 2016
We’ve talked a lot about Global Goals to end poverty, fix climate change and fight inequalities by 2030 – the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. These Global Goals were agreed by 193 countries last September and every September when world leaders gather at the UN we take the opportunity to remind them to take action and deliver […]
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Lynne’s Kenya diary
Twice a year a group of volunteers from Ireland go out to Kenya to support the community and our team working in Londiani. Every experience is unique and the stories from our volunteers really bring to life the work we do and the impact your donations have. Here is Lynne’s Kenya diary. Learning about lifeskills […]
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Jill’s Kenya video diary
Twice a year a group of volunteers from Ireland go out to Kenya to support the community and our team working in Londiani. Every experience is unique and the stories from our volunteers really bring to life the work we do and the impact your donations have. Volunteer Jill Butler put together a collection of […]
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What makes a Charity Good?
Friends of Londiani would like to take this opportunity to state that we strive to apply the highest standards of governance in our work. Amidst the current controversy about governance issues in a number of Irish charities, we want to reassure our donors and supporters that we have implemented strong governance in Friends of Londiani […]
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