NEWS & STORIES

Families in Kenya impacted by severe flooding in March

Torrential rainfall in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya, in mid-March triggered severe flash flooding that impacted the homes and livelihoods of over 360 sponsored individuals and their families and required recovery assistance from the Unbound Critical Needs Fund.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mirza, the mother of a sponsored child, and her husband took a leap of faith after both losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and opened a spice shop in Lima, Peru. With the help of an Unbound Small Business Accelerator grant, the family was able to expand their products and increase their sales, encouraging them to make future plans to become wholesale distributors.