News & Events
Roisin, a third-year student on placement with Brighter Communities Worldwide
Jambo! My name is Roisin Dunne and I am a third-year student in International Development with Food Policy in UCC. As part of third year, we have the opportunity to go on placement with an NGO to get some real experience in the field we all hope to be working in in the future. I […]
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Vaccines save lives
Immunization saves millions of lives and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Today, there are still 19.4 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world. 2017 marks the halfway point in the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) – endorsed by 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly […]
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Teacher exchange reciprocal visit to Kenya
Following Kenyan teachers visiting Irish schools last year, five Irish teachers travelled to Londiani, Kenya to spend time with the students and teachers of their partner schools. The visit was funded by Irish Aid’s WorldWise Global Schools programme. The teachers from Mountrath Community School, Colaiste Pobail Acla and Cobh Community College are partnered with Siret Secondary […]
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Sophia
It is with much sadness that Brighter Communities Worldwide reflects on the passing of Sophia Muthoni Njehia, a wonderful friend and generous supporter of the Brighter Communities Worldwide community. Sophia was a woman who lived in Londiani and gave so much of herself, her time, her energy to her family, her neighbours, her church and […]
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Why waste water?
World Water Day is held on 22 March every year and is a way of talking about and taking action on important issues around water. This year the focus is on the water we waste. Globally, the vast majority of all the wastewater from our homes, cities, industry and agriculture flows back to nature without being treated or […]
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Partnership seminar in Londiani
Partnership and communication are key to every good relationship. That is why each year we invite representatives of all our partners (government representatives, communities and schools) to come together and evaluate the year gone by and look at the future together.On the 26th and 27th of January this year 83 people gathered in Londiani, Kenya to […]
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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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