On September 15th, twenty-six pastors from the greater Kajiado area and its environs gathered together at a local church for a 2-day training seminar. Kajiado, Kenya, is a small town about 100 kms/62 miles from Nairobi with several rural churches. The leader of the Women's Empowerment group in the Kajiado region, Lydiah, recognized the need [...]
Church leaders’ seminar in Vihiga County, Kenya On the 26th and 27th of November 2021, we held a two day seminar for grassroots church leaders in Mwembe area, Vihiga County, Kenya. Forty-five (45) church leaders from Riverside Pentecostal church and its neighboring churches attended the seminar. These included the pastors and church officials, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tensions continue rising around the world in the midst of Covid-19 and economic uncertainty for many. Some countries are still in lock-down, some are resuming life, for some people life has completely changed as a result of lost loved ones and/or lost jobs and homes. It is easy to become either consumed with our own [...]
Self-sustainability is a primary component of TLAfrica's mission. This includes sustainability on every level from the individual's way of life and faith, to the community, and the organization. The Pig Project in Nairobi is the sustainability project for the Kenya office. TLAfrica has built a pig farm and planted a corn field in a [...]
