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Community overview

Fact file on Maisha Bora
Country	Kenya
Population	1500
Number of families	200
Number of orphans	170
Further number of vulnerable children	180
Local language	Turkana
Nearest major town	Isiolo
Religion	Islam 60% Local 20% Christianity 20%
Unemployment	70%+
Illiteracy	75%
Running water	no - unfiltered river water
Electricity	no
Sanitation	2 latrines
Number of schools	0
Number of Nurserys	1
Number of children in nursery	49
Local jobs	Slaughter house work, rope making, bread baking, charcoal selling, baggage carrying in Isiolo.
Health issues	HIV/AIDS (awareness and prevalence), dysentery, malaria, diarrhoea
Main problems affecting children	orphan rates, social issues (prostitution and drug taking),poor school completion rates, few future prospects

INFORMATION

For a case study on one child within this programme click here.
For a more comprehensive introduction to conditions in Maisha Bora today please have a look at our report for the community here.
If you would like to see how you can get involved click here.

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