This December marks the first full year of Avallain Foundation operating as a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) here in the US. This status gave our donors and us the freedom to engage in numerous charitable projects [...]

Since the mid-20th century, there have been numerous international projects using digital technology as a means of affecting change in developing countries, a concept known as "information and communication technologies for development" (ICT4D). Such projects [...]

One of the most pernicious aspects of HIV is the impact it can have on families with HIV-positive members, especially children. In Kenya alone more than 200,000 children under 14 are infected with AIDS and [...]

In this day and age, it may come as a surprise that more than a billion people on the planet still lack even the most basic literacy skills. International Literacy Day was created to draw [...]

The educational situation in Kenya is problematic and has been for some time. A study carried out by the Kenyan Ministry of Education found that 1 in 4 children of primary school age either left [...]

In many countries, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy are basic rights, provided to every citizen. But what of a developing country like Kenya, where in some areas, highly heterogeneous groups of people need to be [...]