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We are a Kenya-based NGO working at the nexus of climate change, extreme poverty, and gender inequality.
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We work in 7 countries across the drylands of Africa and have reached over 1,000,000 individuals living in extreme poverty since 2009.

01/06/2026

Madaraka means "power" or "authority."

Across Kenya's drylands, we see that power every day in women, youth, and refugees building livelihoods, supporting their loved ones, and creating brighter futures for themselves.

Today, we celebrate their resilience, determination, and potential.

Happy Madaraka Day. 🇰🇪

26/05/2026

A changing world calls for people who keep showing up, adapting, and building anyway.

Our 2025 Annual Report, Built to Adapt, shares stories of families and communities across Africa’s drylands who are creating stronger livelihoods and brighter futures.

To our donors and partners, thank you for making this work possible and for continuing to invest in communities and their potential.

Take a look: https://lnkd.in/dBNxxtbe

14/05/2026

BOMA is looking for a Website Optimization Consultant to support a short-term assignment focused on improving website usability, editability, performance, and content organization.

This 3-week consultancy will include:
✔ Website optimization
✔ CMS and editability improvements
✔ Leadership page redesign
✔ Report migration
✔ Website speed and performance review

If you have experience working with NGO, institutional, or corporate websites and a strong portfolio to match, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications should be submitted to [email protected] by COB, 20 May 2026.
Interested? Click the link below to view the full TOR and application requirements.
https://reliefweb.int/job/4212011/consultant-website-optimization-and-content-migration

08/05/2026

Feel Good Friday.

BOMA ends this week on a high note as we officially join the NGO Refugee Group (NRG), a key coordination and collaboration platform for organizations engaged in refugee programming.

This is an important milestone as we continue strengthening our work with refugee and host communities through economic inclusion, resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

We look forward to learning, contributing, and building stronger partnerships alongside organizations committed to restoring dignity, opportunity, and hope.

Learn more about the NGO Refugee Group (NRG): https://ngorefugeegroup.co.ke/

05/05/2026

Imagine waking up every day not knowing what your children will eat.
For many mothers in Africa's drylands, this is a reality.

“I used to wake up worried about what my children would eat. Now we have our business, and we eat.”— Pusiko Kochale.

For Pusiko, motherhood once meant constant worry. Searching for work. Trying to find something, anything, to feed her children. Today, she runs a business with two partners, earns an income, and her children eat.

As we look ahead to Mother’s Day this week, we celebrate mothers like Pusiko. The kind of change she has experienced is what we see every day through BOMA’s work.

Read their full story on our website: https://www.boma.ngo/african-women/women-entrepreneurs-marsabit-hunger/

27/04/2026

What does opportunity look like for women in Africa’s drylands?

Sometimes it looks like three women standing proudly in their shop holding the produce they sell.

The income they earn brings stability to their households and the dignity that comes with providing for their families. The produce in their hands also means healthier meals at home and in their communities.

Across the drylands, women are often at the heart of building stronger households and communities.

At BOMA, this is what opportunity can look like. So far, our programs have helped more than 1.2M families move out of extreme poverty.

23/04/2026

In Africa’s drylands, when the rains fail, livelihoods disappear with them.

At BOMA, communities are building environment-friendly businesses like tree nurseries and apiaries that help families earn an income while protecting the land they depend on.

Since 2022, nearly 11,000 people have built sustainable livelihoods, improving life for 71,000+ family members, with support from the IKEA Foundation.

As the world reflects on Earth Day this week, what remains clear through BOMA's work is that when communities have opportunity, they protect the land that sustains them.

17/04/2026

What would you do if you had nothing to take home to your family?

Some nights, Francis Lelenguyia delayed going home. Not because he was busy, but because he had nothing to bring back for his wife and four children.

A blacksmith who forged spears for a living, Francis struggled to produce more than one or two spears a week. Sometimes he made dangerous trips into the forest for charcoal, risking encounters with wild elephants, just to keep his forge burning.

Then Kuza Jamii entered the picture. Today, Francis’ story looks very different.

Read how his journey changed: https://www.boma.ngo/reap-for-government/the-blacksmiths-spear-a-journey-of-grit/

16/04/2026

What does it take to end extreme poverty in Kenya?

On Tuesday, our Executive Director Thomas Kong'ong'o joined partners on Citizen TV Kenya for a panel discussion on Kuza Jamii: The Bold Plan to End Extreme Poverty in Kenya.

At BOMA, our vision is to end extreme poverty, which is why conversations like this matter. Kuza Jamii shows what is possible when government, partners, and communities work together to help vulnerable households build sustainable livelihoods.

A big thank you to Village Enterprise Enterprise for coordinating this important conversation.

In case you missed it, watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMMtxmAURbs

09/04/2026

Last week, on a day like this, we marked a proud milestone in Wajir.

Under Kuza Jamii, we held a symbolic handover to Government, formally marking the shift to full government-led implementation of Economic Inclusion Programs across Kenya.

Kuza Jamii was designed to support vulnerable households to move from short-term coping to stable livelihoods through Business Groups and VSLAs. Under Kuza Jamii 1 and 2, BOMA reached 1,950 households in Wajir.

The ceremony was graced by Madam Esther Maina (MBS), Secretary Administration, State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs, and Dr. Lynett Ochuma, Acting Secretary, Directorate of Social Development. We were also honored by the presence of our UK Government partners, Eduarda Lobo Mendonca Gray and David Kinyua, MSc.

Manuals, motorbikes, laptops, and tablets were formally handed over to support continued implementation. Both teams also visited Kuza Jamii 2.0 groups to see firsthand the progress households are making.
UK in Kenya Smart Regional Consultants - SRC Echo Network Africa Foundation - ENAF CHASP Advisory Generation for Change and Development -Gencad International Village Enterprise

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