At Home in Western Kenya
We’ve all been spending more time at home these last few months, though what “home” looks like is as unique as the people inside it. Today we share images from life at home in Western Kenya, where our teams continue to train communities to help empower them to stay safe from the coronavirus.
The similarities – and differences – in pandemic-era life around the world are striking. From our own team members’ families to the communities they serve, these are images of daily life – kids playing outside while home from school, lunch cooking on the stove, parents navigating new norms in their everyday life, and more.
Team member Mercy with her family outside their home
Fetching water from a protected spring
Team member Wilson teaching his son how to air-dry his hands after washing
Team member Allan with his wife Mourine and their daughter
Braiding sisal rope
Team member Lillian working out at home
Lifting weights using locally made equipment
A grandmother watching her grandchildren
Team member Gladys balancing working from home with being a Mom
Weeding the farm
Team member Georgina creating content for her online makeup tutorials
Plaiting a friend’s hair
Team member Olivia supervising her daughter’s online classes
Weaving a basket
Team member Emmah spending time with her daughter
Sifting her maize before drying it
Drying maize in the sun
Inspecting every maize kernel
Team member Jonathan playing with his son
Sprucing up the house furniture with some fresh paint
Team member Mary enjoying breakfast at home with her children
Harvesting charcoal
Team member Ken washing his hands before going back into his home
Transporting bananas for planting
Team member Betty feeding her chickens
“How about a cheeky pose?” by team member Victor
Doing the laundry
Hanging the laundry to dry
Team member Sam playing guitar and singing with his wife Rachael
At work modeling mud into bricks
Oven for drying bricks
Making a brick delivery
Team member Elvine knitting
Planting the next season of maize
Team member Jemmimah taking a selfie
Cutting the grass
Team member Karen practicing piano while her son looks on
Chopping firewood for cooking
Team member Christine at home with her kids
Cooking lunch while watching the baby
Sukuma wiki, the traditional dish of cooked greens, simmering
Team member Protus cooking lunch for one in his apartment
Stirring the maize and beans on the stove
Preparing milk inside a dried gourd
Slicing plantains
Washing utensils in front of the dish rack while a puppy sleeps on the grass
Team member Erick playing with his daughter
Refinishing the house by smearing a thick mud mixture over the old interior walls
Boys showing their homemade mud cars
Girls playing jump-rope
Team member Christine with her husband Joel, awaiting their first child; their daughter was born two weeks after this photo
A boy shows the toy motorbike he made from plastic containers and sticks
Team member Jacky with her family, trying to get the baby to look at the camera
Taking care of the livestock
Team member Patience tending to her flowers
Celebrating a newly completed spring protection
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