Business Training for Kenya Workers and Farmers Photo Gallery

Meet one-year old John...

This one-year-old boy is John, and he lives in a family of seven children. He is at the most critical stage of his physical and mental development, and yet he is already learning to miss meals. John is at great risk. One in six of our children dies before age five, and 40% are physically stunted from severe hunger. Each year, when the harvest runs out, our families endure an annual "hunger season" for an average of three months. During this time, they eat whatever they can.

MWB Volunteer with OAF - Annabel Khouri

Annabel Khouri received her MBA from The American University in Washington, DC. For the past three years she has been working as a consultant with both small and medium sized businesses and with the Department of Defense on various web-based applications that support business processes. Before earning her MBA, Annabel worked in international development as a program manager for projects in Tanzania and South Africa. She served for two years as a small business advisor in Kenya.

Meet Christine...

Meet Christine, a widow with four children. She farms a half-acre of land by hand, using Bronze Age techniques, and yields only enough food to eat for eight months out of the year. During the rest of the year, "the hunger season," her family eats when they can. When food isn't available, they skip meals or drink thin flour porridge to survive. Severe, annual hunger caused her to lose one child, and two of her children are physically stunted from lack of food.