Turning Point Trust Blog
Advent Calendar Resource
The Christmas lights are beginning to be put up in shopping malls around Nairobi, last week we released our alternative Christmas gift catalogue (click here to download it) and today we have an exciting new resource for you all to download: the DIY Turning Point advent calendar! It’s time to get into the Christmas spirit! [...]
Continue Reading >Summers here and the time is right…
…to ride a bike from Land’s end to John O’ Groats or maybe play football in the park… these are just two examples of sponsored events happening this summer to raise much-needed funds for Turning Point. Adam Perryman is taking on the mammoth task of cycling the length of the UK this August, launching from [...]
Continue Reading >Introducing the Passport to Freedom
The PASSPORT TO FREEDOM is an interactive tool to help the whole family engage with what God is doing in Kibera. Each month we will send you resources and activities to work through on your own, as a family or as a small group, along with a new stamp to add to your PASSPORT. Each month [...]
Continue Reading >Kibera Diet Challenge: Round-Up
With all thats going on in Kibera at the moment, I almost forgot to bring together this round-up of the Kibera Diet Challenge. But here it is. Firstly, ndengu (stewed mung beans) seemed to be the favourite food this week, if you didn’t take part in the challenge its definitely worth trying for yourself. Mukimo [...]
Continue Reading >Kibera Diet Challenge: Final Day
Well done to everyone who has been taking part in the challenge this week, its the last day and I’m sure you’re looking forward to getting back to your normal diet and routine. I for one cannot wait to be reunited with my kettle! Its been really fun seeing pictures of people’s meals this week [...]
Continue Reading >Challenging Our Perspectives
Today’s reflection for the Kibera Diet Challenge is ‘Challenging Our Perspectives’. Whether or not you’re taking part in the challenge, you may want to check out this video which was produced alongside a book called ‘Megaslumming’ which tells the stories of some of Kibera’s residents. We often have certain ideas about poverty, hunger and the poor. [...]
Continue Reading >Turning Point needs you!
We’re looking for some faithful Turning Point supporters who would like to donate some of their time and passion to help us raise awareness of TP’s work. As our work in Kibera grows, we need our support base to grow with it, so we’re exploring new avenues down which to parade our work and invite [...]
Continue Reading >Cycle2Kenya on KTN news
Here is the feature on Cycle2Kenya’s epic cycle from the UK to Kenya on a tandem from KTN News shown across Kenya on 20th August 2011. Our friends in Kenya were very excited to see Turning Point on their screens prime-time on a saturday night!
Continue Reading >My time in Kenya with Turning Point
Stewart Chiutsi has spent the last three months serving Turning Point as part of his gap year along with Hannah Wichmann. Here Stewart shares his reflections on his time with TPT…
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