Our pilot team in 2019 spent a week working on a health clinic in Mwea. Just along the road from the clinic is Kithogondo, a slum village where rice workers…
Work is progressing well on site at Makutano in preparation for the arrival of the granulator from the UK. Having completed the admin building and the toilets, the roof is…
The granulator, the heart of the recycling centre in Makutano, is on its way to Kenya! It was put into a custom made wooden crate to protect it in transit…
We’ve purchased the granulator. This is the heart of the recycling centre and makes waste plastic into small pieces which can then be either sold or used to make something…
The water tower support has been completed and a temporary main gate fitted. Next week we purchase the water tank and fit it! Once complete the centre will recycle…
The perimeter wall is complete and the main gate is being constructed. The supports for the water tower are also nearly finished. Work is moving ahead quickly at the…
The perimeter wall at the plastic recycling centre is now complete. Work is moving ahead quickly at the plastic recycling centre, the perimeter wall is now nearly complete and work…
Work is progressing well with the perimeter wall at the plastic recycling centre. Having cleared the site, the perimeter walls are going up and more materials arriving on site. Once…
Work has begun on building the new plastic recycling centre at Makutano in Kenya. A team has been working to clear the site ready for construction, and building the base…
In the last couple of years during the Covid pandemic, it has not been possible for people to travel and Throw A Starfish, but that doesn’t mean we have been…
In December our mission director travelled out to Africa to assess the state and complexity of international travel, and Covid restrictions, with a view to restarting sending people overseas to…
After 18 months of lockdowns and restrictions, a door of opportunity is beginning to open. Kenya has just been removed from the UK government red list which means people can…