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Kageno - A Place of Hope The Kageno Kenya Project is located at Kolunga Beach on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, Suba District, Nyanza Province, Kenya.

A second project operates on nearby Mfangano Island. The Kageno Rwanda Project is a registered NGO in Rwanda, located in Banda Cell, Rangiro Sector, Nyamasheke District, Western Province, Rwanda.

08/25/2026

A New School Term Begins: Kageno Prepares for Students’ Return

After a school holiday, Kageno’s schools are getting ready to welcome students back for a new term. Over the past few weeks, staff have been busy cleaning classrooms and compounds, upgrading facilities and preparing schools to reopen in a safe and welcoming environment.

Kageno Rusinga and Kageno Mfangano are reopening today. Food supplies were delivered ahead of the new term and distributed to the schools, ensuring that the school feeding program can continue as soon as learning resumes.

The holiday period was also a time to strengthen the foundations beyond the classroom. At Kageno Rusinga, repairs to the old fence are helping protect both the school and farm from roaming animals. Kageno’s school farms remained active throughout the break, with teams watering, harvesting and caring for crops while expanding some cultivated areas.

As students return, Kageno is looking forward to another term of learning, nourishment and growth — both in the classroom and through practical opportunities that connect young people with their communities and environment.

08/22/2026

When Every Minute Matters

For families on Mfangano Island, an obstetric emergency can quickly become life-threatening. For more than a decade, the Mfangano Emergency Boat has provided a vital lifeline across Lake Victoria, helping mothers reach the care they need when every minute matters.

More than 90% of the boat’s referrals have been for obstetric emergencies, underscoring its critical role in maternal and newborn health. And the impact is powerful: for the past four years, 100% of mothers referred through the program for obstetric emergencies have had positive outcomes.

Behind those numbers are mothers like Teresa Owiti, who experienced prolonged and obstructed labor and needed urgent care on the mainland. The Emergency Boat carried Teresa and her husband, Kennedy Ochola, safely across the lake.

For families like Teresa and Kennedy’s, access to emergency transport can mean a mother reaching care in time, a baby arriving safely, and a family returning home together.

But this lifeline depends on all of us. Fuel, maintenance, crew, and other essential costs keep the boat ready 24 hours a day for the next family who needs it.

Please help Kageno keep the Emergency Boat moving—and help ensure that distance never stands between a mother and life-saving care.

Donate today (link in the bio).

08/20/2026

Learning and Supporting Maternal Health in Banda

This August, Kageno has been delighted to welcome Kyle and Molly, two volunteers from the United States, who have spent time in Banda and taken part in a range of Kageno programs, with a particular focus on maternal health.

During their visit, Molly, a physical therapist studying health policy, and Kyle, a physician, connected directly with pregnant and postpartum mothers through focus group discussions, and met with health workers to learn more about local maternal health needs. They also participated in training sessions for parents of children enrolled in Kageno's malnutrition program, covering gender, sexual and reproductive health and family planning.

Molly also shared practical pelvic health exercises with participants, helping women learn techniques to manage some of the challenges associated with pregnancy and childbirth.

These activities reflect Kageno's commitment to strengthening health through education, community participation and the sharing of knowledge. Maternal and reproductive health are an important part of Kageno's healthcare work, which includes prenatal and postnatal care, family planning, reproductive health education and support for mothers and children.

We are grateful to Kyle and Molly for sharing their time, knowledge and expertise with Banda— and for being part of Kageno's ongoing work to build healthier families and a stronger community.

08/17/2026

Building Healthier Communities Through Care and Education

Every week, Kageno's health programs make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in the Banda community. Last week, 63 patients received clinical care, while 23 children from Banda and its surrounding villages were vaccinated, helping to give young children the healthiest possible start in life.

Kageno's malnutrition program continues to support vulnerable families, with 49 mothers and caregivers attending the community feeding program last week. To help ensure children receive nutritious meals at home, families received flour and sugar as part of the program's ongoing nutritional support.

Health education remains a vital part of Kageno's work. During the week, young people and single mothers participated in sessions focused on preventing unintended teenage pregnancies, and making other informed health decisions. To extend the impact even further, Kageno has begun to train volunteers, who will share essential health and nutrition messages at local meetings and gatherings, creating a network of peer educators who can help build healthier, more informed communities.

08/13/2026

Working Together to Build a Stronger Community

On August 6, Kageno brought the Banda community together to assist in terracing the road leading to the Kageno Eco Lodge, part of our income-generation and conservation strategy in Banda Village.

The activity brought together 120 community members, including parents of students attending schools supported by Kageno and members of the military. Together, participants demonstrated the power of collective action and the importance of working together to strengthen community infrastructure and foster a brighter future. .

At Kageno, we believe lasting change is built with communities, not simply for them. This road-terracing activity was another example of what can be achieved when people come together with a shared purpose.

08/11/2026

Learning Beyond the Classroom: Caring for Our Environment

At Kageno, education extends far beyond the classroom. During the school term, learners from Mfangano and Rusinga took part in beach clean-up activities at Kiwari and Litare Beaches, helping to protect the beautiful Lake Victoria shoreline, while learning the importance of environmental stewardship.

Guided by Kageno staff, the students worked together to remove litter and keep their communities clean, gaining hands-on experience in caring for the environment and understanding the vital role healthy ecosystems play in supporting local livelihoods. The activity encouraged teamwork, responsibility and a shared commitment to protecting the natural world for future generations.

But it's important to have a little fun too. Learners at Kageno Mfangano also enjoyed a day of fun-filled activities to celebrate the end of term, including sack races and sprints. These moments of play are an important part of childhood, helping to build confidence, strengthen friendships and promote the wellbeing of every child.

From caring for the environment to celebrating together, Kageno is nurturing the next generation of compassionate, responsible and confident young leaders.

08/07/2026

Empowering the Next Generation Through Health Education

Recently, Kageno welcomed around 700 young people and their parents in Banda to the Kageno Main Hall for a Youth Health Education Session led by our nursing team. Through interactive discussions and a question-and-answer session, participants explored topics including reproductive health, healthy relationships, contraceptive methods and the prevention of unintended pregnancies.

Parents were encouraged to continue these important conversations at home, while young people gained accurate, age-appropriate information from trusted healthcare professionals in a safe and respectful environment.

At Kageno, we believe that access to health education empowers young people to make informed decisions and build healthy futures. We remain committed to creating opportunities for learning and dialogue, in order to improve the well-being of families across the communities we serve.

Together, we are building healthier communities—one conversation at a time.

08/04/2026

Growing More Than Vegetables: Strengthening School Kitchen Gardens

Healthy meals begin long before lunchtime. At Kageno Kenya's seven partner public primary schools, school kitchen gardens are becoming an important part of building a more sustainable future for Kageno's very successful School Feeding Program.

On July 22, Kageno Kenya, together with Victoria Friendly Montessori, a local NGO, brought together school leaders and community stakeholders to explore ways to strengthen the existing kitchen garden initiative. The meeting celebrated the progress already made, identified opportunities for improvement and reinforced a shared commitment to increasing food security, improving learner nutrition and supporting the long-term sustainability of the School Feeding Program.

Thanks to Kageno's ongoing encouragement and technical guidance, all seven partner schools have established kitchen gardens, with several already celebrating their first vegetable harvests. While production is not yet enough to fully support school meals, these early successes demonstrate the potential of the gardens to provide fresh, nutritious produce while giving students valuable hands-on agricultural learning experiences.

Together with the continued support of schools and local communities, these efforts will help the gardens grow into an even more meaningful source of nutrition and sustainability.

08/01/2026

For 30,000 people living on Mfangano Island, one boat is often the difference between life and death.

The Mfangano Ambulance Boat is the island's only 24-hour on-call emergency medical transport service, connecting patients with lifesaving care on the mainland, when every minute counts.

For more than a decade, it has completed over 400 emergency transfers, helping save an estimated 30–50 lives a year—most of them mothers and newborn babies. Before the Emergency Boat program, families often faced dangerous delays, relying on public ferries or fishing boats to reach hospitals on the mainland.

Built locally, operated by certified local coxswains and supported by partners including Kageno, this is a community-led solution that brings hope to families across Lake Victoria.

Together, we can keep this lifeline on the water and ensure that no family is left without access to emergency care.

Donate today to help keep this vital service running.

https://kageno.networkforgood.com/projects/303096-mfangano-ambulance-boat-campaign

07/28/2026

When Every Minute Matters: Keeping Life-Saving Care Within Reach

For families living on the islands of Lake Victoria, reaching medical care in an emergency is often one of their greatest challenges. When a medical crisis strikes, patients frequently rely on small fishing boats to make the journey to the mainland—a trip made more dangerous by rough waters, severe weather and long travel times.

To help bridge this gap, Kageno Worldwide is launching its Ambulance Boat Campaign, to sustain a dedicated emergency medical transport service for communities on Mfangano Island. The service is already estimated to save between 30 and 50 lives every year, ensuring that mothers, children, accident victims and other critically ill patients can reach the care they need in time.

This is more than a boat. It's a lifeline that strengthens emergency healthcare, improves maternal and child health outcomes and brings equitable access to care closer to some of Kenya's most vulnerable communities.

Every donation to the Ambulance Boat Campaign helps keep this essential service on the water, giving families hope when they need it most. Together, we can ensure that no one is denied life-saving medical care simply because of where they live.

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