Brighter Communities Worldwide

Founded in 2002 as Friends of Londiani, Brighter Communities Worldwide works in East Africa in partnership with a locally-led organisation of the same name in Kenya. Since our inception, we have expanded and developed our programmes and now work across Kericho County in Kenya with a population of almost 1 million and are currently expanding into other East African regions.

The charity was the happy result of an unhappy incident. In August 2000, an Irish tourist, Maria Kidney, was mugged on the streets of Nairobi. She sought refuge in the Kenyan Girl Guides’ Headquarters. There she heard about the Kenyan Girl Guides’ work with various communities, and was inspired.

Creating brighter communities means ensuring:
- Access to good, affordable health care
- Education to help people find a job and be able to articulate their needs
- An income that can sustain a family
- Healthier lives with a supply of clean water and better facilities