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“You brought life into our villages... even if we are given a million shillings it would eventually be finished. This business gives us life.”
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New! "The Road to Korr"
by Kathleen Colson and
Peter Maloney published in
Humaneity Magazine, Singapore. |
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BOMA Fund Newsletters |
Click below to download our latest newsletters(pdf) and learn more about our efforts. |
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REBUILDING
Lives and communities devastated by the worst drought in 50 years.
PROVIDING
Resources for creative entrepreneurial activities and micro-enterprise projects that diversify the income of nomadic communities and encourage the sustainable development of natural resources.
CELEBRATING
The institutions of traditional communities in rural villages and the visionary leaders that have become pro-active voices for poverty alleviation and self-reliance. |
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| Click here to learn more about the Rural Entrepreneur Access Project(REAP). |
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WHAT WE DO
The BOMA Fund provides education, seed capital, training and mentoring so that members of the pastoral nomadic communities of Laisamis and Karare region may earn an income and care for their families. We do this through 2 programs: Agents of Change and the Rural Entrepreneur Access Project. Click here to learn more. |
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WHERE WE DO IT
The BOMA Fund is a remarkable partnership between the traditional Rendille, Samburu, Ariaal, Turkana and Elmolo communities and the BOMA Fund that honors self-determination as an essential element of the human spirit. Our work is centered in Laisamis District and the Karare village region of northern Kenya, an area larger than the country of Rwanda. |
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WHO WE ARE
The BOMA Fund is led by founder and Executive Director, Kathleen Colson and Ahmed Omar, the BOMA Fund’s Operations Director. Click here to learn more. |
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| MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH ART! |
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| The Boma Fund has partnered with Nancy Howe in a program called “Painting a Brighter Future for Kenyan Women”. Her painting, entitled “Tender Refrain” is part of a series of 10 to 15 paintings of native people of northern Kenya that she is planning to complete in the next two to three years. Her subject matter was inspired by her visit to the region in August of 2006. Nancy will be donating a generous amount to the BOMA Fund from each painting, and the series is planned to be reassembled at the completion of the project for an exhibition of all the artworks in Washington D.C. |
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Each human life deserves an equal chance to thrive.
The BOMA Fund gives people that chance. |
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