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Where we work...

We work with a small handful of primary schools in the rural

community of Kasigau in the south-east of Kenya.

The Kasigau community sits amongst ranch lands in the middle of a

wildlife corridor between the Eastern and Western parts of Tsavo

National Park. From its most northern point (on the Nairobi-Mombasa

highway that dissects the two areas of the park), the region includes

around fifteen villages that line a dirt track that runs 35km due

south towards the Tanzanian border.

At the end of that track rises the spectacular 1800m high Mt. Kasigau.

Its shape and distinctive summit make is the most recognisable

feature on the semi-arid landscape. Surrounding the foot of the

mountain sit the five villages that comprise the Nyangala

community: Kiteghe, Rukanga, Makwasinyi, Jora and Bungule.

These villages are home to the proud Taita tribe and more than 8000

people live here. Rukanga, the epicentre of the community, is by far

the largest of the villages while the other villages, though somewhat

smaller in size and population, are broadly similar to each other.

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