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Bombolulu Workshops
Bombolulu provides employment and numerous other benefits, including housing, medical aid and adult education, for adults who are blind or physically disabled and who would otherwise have little chance of employment.
CIMA
The Centre for International Market Access (CIMA) is the marketing arm of Kenya Gatsby Trust (KGT), a nonprofit organization doing poverty eradication and wealth creation through support of Kenyan small enterprises.
Don Bosco Printing Press
The Don Bosco Printing Press, named after its Salesian founder, aims to contribute to the social and economic growth of young people, particularly in the Makuyu area of Kenya.
Jacaranda Workshop
Jacaranda Workshop, a nonprofit organization located in Nairobi, Kenya, provides employment, training and other assistance to artisans with mental or physical disabilities.
KICK Trading Ltd.
KICK Trading, based in Kisumu, a city of 800,000 with high unemployment and underemployment, does product development and marketing for Kenyan artisans working out of their own homes and workshops.

Kenya has the quintessential African landscape with an abundance of arid grasslands and large wildlife parks. But Kenya also boasts tropical beaches, coral reefs, and ancient cities. The Indian Ocean laps Kenya's southeastern border, Lake Victoria its southwestern corner.
There are roughly 70 tribal groups in Kenya. Though less than ten percent of the land is arable, approximately 80 percent of Kenyans depend on agriculture for their livelihood.

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