Our Yuletide Event, 2024

We started the year strong with a book donation event that went swimmingly. We decided to end it just as strongly. The collective planned and executed one of our biggest events yet, a Christmas fun day for the local kids in Iduku. Here’s how it went. The Preparations: First Since it was the first event […]

The August Gift

More than 65% of women of reproductive age in Kenya cannot afford sanitary towels. Characterising the situation as a grave is an understatement. As part of our mission, the Phakama 254 Foundation team decided to do their part to address this situation in Vihiga County. In August 2024, a mass pad donation was made at […]

A story of hope

130,000. This is the estimated number of people who suffer from a spinal cord injury each year. Out of this yearly number, more than 2 million will end up disabled from their spinal cord injury. This situation is unimaginable but it is an unfortunate reality for many people. Meet Cosmas Eliakim, an 11-year-old boy born […]

Book Drive Initiative

One of the greatest pleasures in life is cuddling with your blanket on a cozy sofa and losing yourself in a good book. This may seem like a simple enough activity but for many students in the quaint Vihiga County in the Western part of Kenya, this is a huge feat. Many families cannot provide […]