On May 15th, 2025, the TLAfrica Kenya office had the joy of hosting a dynamic training session for 77 women leaders from the Maasai community in Oltepesi, Kajiado County. These inspiring women—serving as Chairladies, Secretaries, and Treasurers for over 23 self-help groups—came from areas including Otepesi, Emboliei, Ole-kimunke, and Lerujat. Many of the women are [...]
At the heart of TLAfrica is a mission to be a beacon of support and opportunity for East Africans to be resilient, empowered and self-sustainable. Our Women's Empowerment Program, started by Salome Ntamushabora, is the foundation in which we direct this effort for women and their families. Last August, Nelson Kilonzo, TLAfrica's program director, embarked [...]
Can you imagine it? The entire world is in fear of this unknown virus that is killing millions. The cities are in lock-down. You've already been struggling to provide food and basic needs for you family. Steady work is hard to find. And when you get home, your disabled child needs your assistance. We're [...]
We lift our hands in praise to the Lord for His faithfulness and provision. The Sabbath Egg Poultry project began over a year ago with a vision. It was a three-part vision to A) meet a malnutrition need in the community, B) provide sustainable income for the TLAfrica Rwanda office and C) become a [...]
Scovia participates in TLAfrica's Women Empowerment Program. Scovia lives in the rural parts of Bungoma, Kenya. She received a cow from TLAfrica to help support her family through farming and agriculture. The cow provides milk for her family and to sell, while also providing much needed manure for her crops. Like many in the region, [...]
My name is William Lusige. My wife is Linet and we have been married for eight years. We have three children, Nicholas (7 years), Njeri (one and a half) and Joy (4 months) old. We are from Kakamega in Western Kenya where the rest of our extended family lives. My interest in pig farming started when [...]
"TUGIRURUKUNDO" SHEEP PROJECT, NYABIHU WOMEN GROUP Historical Background of the Project Nyabihu is a district in Western Province, Rwanda, which borders Eastern DR Congo, near Lake Kivu. Mukamira is the main city. The Nyabihu district is known for growing very good tea and great fishing for Tilapia. A group of 24 underprivileged women from a [...]
In September 2019, my husband and I were able to visit the Sabbath Egg sustainability project and THIU construction site. At that time, the Sabbath Egg building was just a shell of a structure with a plan and hope to become something more. With no doors or roof, only 4 brick walls, piles of [...]