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Check out the latest COCO news for everything from reports on new class rooms in East Africa to fundraising in the North East of England.

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Aug 21

Thank you, Stowe Family Law

COCO is hugely grateful to Stowe Family Law for their recent generous support! We were delighted to receive their donation towards our...

Apr 3, 2023

Women of Kitale: Breaking the cycle of poverty

By Rebecca Brett & Lucy Liddle Mamma Caroline and her Family - Photo Credit to Nick Spollin Why Kitale? For the women in Kitale, life can...

Feb 4, 2020

Planting Futures Campaign

#4amfor40p Imagine standing in a line at 4am to get the chance to work for 40p from 4am until 6pm. That’s 14 hours, that’s 2.8p per hour....

Jul 23, 2019

WAIGES Project

We have exciting updates on the success of the WAIGES (Women’s Agriculture and Income Generation Enterprise for Sustainability) Project...

Apr 26, 2019

Plant Hope This Spring

Spring is in the air and we are surrounded by regrowth and renewal. Please support us by renewing hope for the community in Bwayi. In...

Jan 31, 2019

Jeff to cycle Kenya for COCO!

One of the faces of North East TV is helping an international children’s charity by tackling a 200-mile cycling challenge in Africa later...

Dec 7, 2018

Happy Jamhuri Day!

Today, Kenya celebrates Jamhuri Day. The day has a double meaning, in 1963 it marked independence and freedom from the British Empire,...

Nov 19, 2018

World Toilet Day 2018

By Valtteri Nurminen, COCO Volunteer Today we celebrate the World Toilet Day for the fifth year. The day aims to raise awareness that...

Nov 13, 2018

New classroom at Mercy Primary!

A massive thank you to everyone who donated to the Mercy Classroom Appeal earlier this year. We are delighted that the classroom is now...

Nov 6, 2018

Victoria Cycle Challenge – Will Whitaker

Well, we did it. 280(ish)kms across the unpredictable Kenyan terrain, from the (almost) flat planes of the Maasai Mara to the well-paved...

Sep 14, 2018

Mercy Primary Classroom Progress

A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported our appeal to build a new classroom at Mercy Primary School in Kenya. Previously, students...

May 1, 2018

Jess’ visit to Kenya

Jess recently visited Kenya and wrote an opinion piece about her visit which was published in The Journal. In case you missed it, here's...

Mar 20, 2018

International Day of Happiness – Lorenzo Wareham

The International Day of Happiness is a United Nations observed day which aims to promote the pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human...

Feb 1, 2018

Mercy Fishpond Update

The fishpond at Mercy Primary School is now complete! The fish are due to arrive any day now, and then the fishpond will be up and...

Jan 18, 2018

10,350 meals!

Maasai Academy in Kenya established a Food Forest to grow food for their students and to generate income for the school. The garden is...

Jan 10, 2018

Marginalised Groups – Gender

COCO's belief is that every child should have access to good quality education, regardless of their race, gender, religious beliefs,...

Jan 5, 2018

Highlights of 2017

In 2017 your support helped to achieve so much in East Africa, here is one highlight from each of the past 12 months. If you want a bit...

Nov 22, 2017

FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a procedure which involves the deliberate circumcision or altering of female genitalia. It is a...

Sep 29, 2017

Troubling politics in Kenya

At the beginning of September, Kenya’s supreme court ruled the recent election “invalid, null and void”. Of course, a lot of Kenyans and...

Feb 5, 2017

Lisa’s back from Maasailand!

IN JANUARY 2017, LISA TOOK PART IN THE MAASAI CYCLE CHALLENGE IN KENYA, CYCLING 150KM WITH COMBINED INCLINES HIGHER THAN MOUNT...

Sep 30, 2016

Latest News from Mercy Primary & Regent Farm’s Partnership

The friendship between these two schools has been thriving for over 12 months now – and is set to grow even stronger ... One is based in...

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