New Partner Profile: Ewang’an Olosho Le Suswa
February 15, 2022
Foto source: Dandelion Africa We are pleased to welcome Ewang’an Olosho Le Suswa, as one of our new partners in East Africa. Founded in 2019, Ewang’an is located in the Maasai village of Suswa in Kenya. Formed by a cluster of self-help groups in the community, their goals are to advocate for community rights, alleviate poverty, and strengthen self-reliance. We first learned of Ewang’an through Wendo Azhed of Dandelion Africa (one of our pod advisors), who has served as a mentor for their work with boys. Pangea’s funding will support the Boy Child Mentorship project. Ewang’an leaders recognize the importance of...[ Read More ]
Pod Advisor Profile: Joshua Machinga
December 16, 2021
We finalize the series of articles introducing our Pod Advisors with the profile of Joshua Machinga from Common Ground for Africa, Kenya. Joshua Machinga earned his degree in agronomy at Manor House Agricultural College in Kitale. After a stint at the World Bank, he founded Common Ground for Africa with the intention of teaching women in his region of Western Kenya organic farming, This led to an internship at Ecology Action in California where he learned the principles and practice of BioIntensive farming from the renowned John Jeavons. Returning to Kenya, community leaders persuaded Joshua to start a K-8 Primary...[ Read More ]