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In Barsaloi there is no nursery and when the mothers stop breast-feeding their babies most of them are malnourished. The women of Barsaloi are the ones who sustain their families,
In the semi-arid area the lack of permanent water sources is a problem the Samburu have to confront every day. The population of Lulu decided to settle down and abandon their nomad traditions in order to have a more dignified life.
The West Pokot district is situated in the Rift Valley in Kenya, the capital being Kapenguria. It has a population of about 300.000 in an area of 9064 km2. The inhabitants are called pokots
The whole Lulu community, belonging to a Samburu tribe, will profit since one way or another they will receive the benefits, the training and the fruits that will be produced in the greenhouses.
The Barsaloi Mission of the Padres Yarumal and the Hermanas de Santa Teresita contribute to the development of the Samburu communities of the area.
In Lodungokwe there is a water problem. There is no drinking water, the little water they get, pumped from a well some five kilometres away, is salty and is undrinkable and it even cannot be used to water the plants.
The primary schools of Mwele and Barsaloi, a few kilometres away from Malindi (Kenyan coast) were in a very bad state when we visited for the first time, now 5 years ago.
The Samburu is a nomadic tribe; their economy is based upon cattle-raising. They consider agriculture a profane activity and thus their habitat has remained intact for a long time.