Amirah Talks about her Internship with Child.org
12th August 2022
Amirah Deji-Abiola is a Language, Culture and Society student at LSE and Child.org has been lucky enough to have her working with our team for the last 6 weeks. Whilst... Read more
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This Year’s Ride Africa Route is EPIC
5th July 2022
Back in April, Child.org’s two Lucys joined our expert cycle guide and Ride Africa stalwart Liam Hogan to run a reconnaissance trip for this year’s epic Ride Africa. This route,... Read more
Postnatal Care Outreach in Kwale – Mariam and Binti’s Story
9th June 2022
Binti and Mariam are two sisters living in Kwale county, on the coast of Kenya, where Child.org have been working to champion postnatal care and support mothers to better look... Read more
Team Mum Gets Stamp of Approval by Local Health Authorities
24th May 2022
Team Mum works closely with local government to set up and run Pregnant Women's Groups, and connect pregnant women and newborn babies with critical healthcare services. In April 2022, our... Read more
Our Pregnant Women’s Groups are Saving Lives
11th May 2022
Hi, it’s Hattie here. It’s been a while since our last blog post and there has been so much going on. From working with local Kenyan government to our first... Read more
Meet Hattie: our new Fundraising and Communications Officer
26th January 2022
Hello! My name is Hattie and I’ve just joined Child.org as the new Communications and Fundraising Officer. I’ll be supporting on some really awesome tasks and campaigns this year, including... Read more
Marti’s 2021 highlights.
14th December 2021
2021 has been a memorable year for Child.org: we have bounced back and adapted to challenges posed by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; we have expanded our work with pregnant women... Read more
An update from Kwale – Meet Ilse
7th December 2021
Ilse joins the Child.org team as our programme support assistant in Kwale, where she's working on our projects championing postnatal care. Earlier this year, Child.org began working in Kwale, a... Read more
Why we’re prioritising neonatal health.
5th November 2021
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Wednesday for our inaugural ‘Child.org presents’ discussion on neonatal health in Kenya, and why we’re prioritising projects to champion neonatal and postnatal... Read more
Baby Box Kwale: What has happened, where are we now and what’s next
22nd October 2021
This week, we are enrolling the first mums on the Baby Box project in Kwale. This project has been a labour of love for our team and we’ve learned a... Read more
Baby Box Kwale launches
13th October 2021
At the end of 2019, our newest iteration of the Baby Box project kicked off in Kwale County, Kenya. The project is designed to improve uptake and delivery of postnatal... Read moreA Team Mum update from Marti
10th September 2021
Over the past few months our team has grown, we’ve been face-to-face with our supporters again at festivals and we’ve been hugely busy in Kenya with our three main maternal... Read more
Team Mum works to involve male partners in pregnancy
17th August 2021
Isaiah, a Community Health Worker in Meru Jacob Chege – our brilliant Project Office in Meru, Kenya – leads male partner sessions as part of our Team Mum initiative, offering practical information... Read more
We are expanding our reach in Meru
29th June 2021
It has been a busy period for the programming team here in Kenya. Most of the projects that had slowed down last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read more
Meet Lucy: our new Income Manager at Child.org
16th June 2021
Hello! I’m so excited to be joining the Child.org team and to introduce myself as the new Income Manager to the brilliant network of supporters and friends of Child.org. As... Read more
UK Aid cuts and Child.org
13th May 2021
Many of you will have seen the recent cuts announced to recipients of UK Aid. The cuts have been widespread and devastating for many organisations. We are relieved to share... Read more
Meet the Maker: Thika Cloth Mills
11th January 2021
Each mum we work with receives a beautiful Team Mum kanga. As a part of the baby pack that Child.org provide to all new mums we work with, we... Read more
Meet the Maker: Namsi
25th November 2020
The brilliant crocheted boob creator shares the story behind her craft. In the Pregnant Women’s Groups funded by last year’s Team Mum appeal, young mums are taught everything they... Read more