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At Rare Vrienden Foundation, growth isn’t just about education — it’s about opportunity. This November, our women’s group in Kilifi celebrated their first successful watermelon harvest! Maggy and Jonathan at the farm after bumper watermelon harvest. Led by Project Officer Margaret Safari , the team worked tirelessly to plant, water, and nurture the farm. Their effort produced over 1,000 kg of watermelons , earning about Ksh 35,000  from the first harvest. Another round is alr

First Published on October 10, 2024 We’re thrilled to announce that — thanks to your donations  — enough funds have now been transferred...

First Published on October 2, 2024 Exciting news from the field! We just received a video update from Jonathan Mativo  showing that the...

Published on September 25, 2024 They couldn’t be stopped. The budget was still wet. The funding? Still incomplete. But just like...

First Published on July 4, 2024 At Rare Friends, one of the core pillars of our mission is to empower girls through education. Every...

First Published on October 19, 2024 At Friends of River Rare , we believe in the transformative power of skills training—and today, that...

First Published on September 21, 2024 Voorbeelden van gewassen Standing in a modest vegetable garden just inland from Kilifi,...

First Published on September 21, 2024 Eric explains the foundation's work in Dutch "I’m standing here by the Indian Ocean.That sounds...

First Published September 21, 2024 Jonathan licht het succes van landbouwproject toe When we first envisioned our irrigation project in...

A few months ago, we proudly shared photos and videos from our sister NGO in Kenya showing young women learning painting and plastering...

First Published on August 21, 2024 Eric, Chairman. There are so many bright, capable Kenyan girls who never make it to secondary school....