Our Community Health Volunteers have been helping people afflicted with jiggers sand fleas through our Health Literacy program for four years now. Their main aim has been to treat people infected with jiggers, and also to teach families about how to prevent infections in future. Jiggers are a tricky problem to tackle because part of the flea’s life cycle is spent in the soil as well as on animals, thus a multi-pronged approach is necessary.   This year, we invested further in

After seventeen years supporting HIV/AIDS activities in Uranga, we have made a tangible change. The real impact of our work over time has included decreasing HIV-related stigma, empowering people living with HIV, increasing the percentage of those on HIV treatment and the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. With the situation now dramatically improved, we are moving our focus to other priority areas of need in the community. And to mark the end of an era, our t

Coni has continued to lead our MNCH program with commitment and heart. Together with her two assistants, Margret and Grace, the small team has made sure that pregnant women throughout Uranga and Boro have had access to not only their antenatal clinics, but to our unique ‘pregnancy clubs’. The monthly clubs are held in the grounds of local health facilities, and bring women together to share information and support during their journeys. We provide essential supplies to enable

An older woman named ‘Florence’, lives alone. Her small hut can only be reached on foot through the abandoned crop fields she once tilled. Her Community Health Worker, Beatrice, tells of how she suffered from jiggers, the sand flea that burrows into people’s feet and hands, keeping her at home and in pain. When Beatrice found Florence, she treated the jiggers, and helped her clean the home and set up more sustainable ways of preventing infestations in the future. Isolation ha

In March 2022 we announced an exciting new partnership with Days for Girls Australia (DFGAL) a non-profit organisation that creates and...

Remember the motorbike campaign we ran for Margret our MNCH Health officer at Christmas? Here she is with her new wheels – no longer...

Some great recent photos from our Maternal Newborn and Child Health stakeholder meetings with staff from the Kenyan Ministry of Health....

NEW collaboration with Days for Girls to change the lives of mums Since our Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) program expanded,...

We are thrilled to report that ‘Project Empower’ has been completed: our new solar battery system has been installed on the rooftop of...

Positive Aid launched the new edition of 'Omondi's World' over the weekend, bringing together our wonderful community of supporters and...

As our project in Kenya expands, our activities demand more power. We are now running three major operations that empower local people...

Have you heard?! We’ve been busy working with a team of researchers from IBM Research Australia on Project Empower - a new endeavour...

Tuberculosis is a killer disease still prevalent in many developing countries. In Kenya it is widespread, often striking HIV positive...

Our Positive Aid board is back in person! After almost a year of online meetings throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now catching up...

Our new jiggers program is off to a great start, helping people in remote villages take control of this debilitating sand flea. Children,...

This is Mama Sara, Barack Obama’s grandmother, pictured here with Jess, the founder of Positive Aid in a village close to our project....

Ugali is FOOD in Luoland. A simple, satisfying mix of ground maize and water, cooked up on a fire in a smoky mud hut. Even at Christmas...

The things we take for granted! Turning on the tap and watching clean water flow out…drinking it, showering in it, cleaning our clothes...

In the spirit of strong men and dads this Father’s Day, we share the story of Alexander Omolo Oloo and William Masiga. Alexander has six...

To all of our friends and followers, in the history of Positive Aid we have never had such a critical situation. Once again we are...