250 children currently have to use this one tiny latrine at a primary school in Kipkelion. Today is World Toilet Day, which highlights the need for better sanitation across the developing world. With our partners Brighter Communities Worldwide, we've built new latrine blocks in over 70 schools.

At this primary school in Kenya, 247 children currently have to share just 3 toilets. No wonder there is always a queue! That's why we are building 8 new latrine blocks at schools in Kenya this year, thanks to funding from Guernsey Overseas Aid and other donors

Meet Enoch and Abednego - two little boys in Kenya who will now grow up better, thanks to a smokeless stove we installed in their home

Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day - we've built dozens of school latrine blocks like this one over the past 10 years, and we'll be building more soon. so that girls in Kenya can go to school throughout the month #MHMDay

On International Women's Day... women are leading the development of the community in Kipkelion - teaching, organising, building smokeless stoves - and we are supporting them 100%

Overseas Aid spending IS defence spending - cutting it will mean more instability, more failed states and more refugees. The British Government should think again.

It's International day of Zero Tolerance of FGM - together with our partners Brighter Communities Worldwide, we have protected over 7,000 girls from the risk of this horrible custom in the last 10 years...

A great year for Friends of Kipkelion - and for the people of Kipkelion! We helped to build 12 school latrines and 3 school water tanks, plus the new trauma unit at Londiani Hospital and much else besides. Our thanks as ever to our partners Brighter Communities Worldwide!

Many thanks to all who supported our recent match funding campaign, which raised money to protect 1000 girls in Kericho County from the risk of FGM! The girls will instead have an Alternative Rite of Passage.

Kericho County, where we work, has a population of 1 million of whom 30% live below Kenya's National Poverty Line. Half the population do not have access to clean water and one child in 20 dies before reaching the age of five.

Check out our website friendsofkipkelion.com to get the whole story...

We are a UK registered charity, established in 2011, run by volunteers, and we have hardly any overheads. 98% of donations are spent on our projects in Kenya.

We set our priorities by listening to the people of Kericho County - they tell us that they want access to clean water and sanitation, access to basic healthcare and education - so we focus on those things

Here we are on Bluesky! We are a small independent UK charity, helping the community in Kipkelion and Kericho County in Kenya to create a better life...