My name is Erick Masingo Wasike, and my story is a testament to the life-changing impact of education after receiving a scholarship from William Budd through NCCK. Growing up, we faced significant financial challenges. After the first term of my first year, my education was nearly cut short because my parents could not afford it.
The Challenge Vihiga County in western Kenya faced interconnected challenges threatening community wellbeing: Our Approach The Intracounty Dialogue brought together religious leaders, community representatives, and local stakeholders for an in-depth conversation on the challenges facing Vihiga County. The program utilized: Key Outcomes “This engagement has opened our eyes to the power of unity. As religious
Regulate Food Marketing to Control NCDs – South Rift Press Statement Preamble The NCCK South Rift Region has over the last two days held a forum here at PCEA Milele Resort, Nakuru, to reflect on the emerging pandemic of Non Communicable Diseases. The forum brought together leaders from the NCCK member churches in Baringo, Bomet,
NCCK Trains Gender Champions The NCCK has this week trained 141 gender champions drawn from the ongoing climate change and food security projects in the ongoing endeavours to mainstream gender equality and equity within the work of the Council. The champions, 105 drawn from the Nature Positive project in Kitui County (80F, 25M) and 36
NCCK, Judiciary to Collaborate on Court Annexed Mediation Rev Canon Chris Kinyanjui, the General Secretary of the NCCK, today hosted a team from the Judicary led by Justice Fred Ochieng to discuss the role of the church in Court Annexed Mediation. Justice Fred, the Chairperson of the Mediation Taskforce, affirmed that the two institutions will
Turkana County Residents to Get Water NCCK’s commitment to transforming lives is going a notch higher with the drilling of a borehole that will impact the lives of more than 2,500 households in Morulen Ward, Turkana County. The households, who depend on the seasonal Kerio River, frequently suffer water scarcity and have to travel long
NCCK, Kitui County MOU Implementation Lauded The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the NCCK and County Government of Kitui in October last year is progressing well. This emerged during a consultative meeting between the NCCK and County Executive Committee member for Water, Hon Peter Nkunda. “The progress and efforts you have made
Young Learners to Benefit from Renovated ECD Center More than 200 pre-school learners are set to have a better learning environment after the NCCK renovated the Yaana ECD Center. Exuberant parents and local government officials who attended the commissioning of the facility commended the NCCK for continued betterment of the lives of children in Ikutha
Lead Farmers Trained, Equipped on Water Harvesting Forty-five farmers in Tharaka Nithi County are better equipped to combat drought and improve food security following a water harvesting training session held at the Marimanti Rural Training Center. The training was organized by the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) with support from the United Church