jULY 2025

GAM 2025 projects - Report: literacy, training and entrepreneurship workshops for Samburu women, Lodoung’okwe, Kenya

We are making progress this year with the Samburu women's education and entrepreneurship project in two communities. In Mugur, the work continues thanks to the service of teacher Ann Lempei, who for several years has been dedicated to teaching these women to read and write. It is not an easy task, as many of them are adults and never attended formal school, so acquiring new skills takes time. However, we want to highlight the responsibility and dedication with which Ann carries out her work, enabling these women to progress in their learning. Classes are held twice a week, with Wednesdays being a special day when the women spend the morning and part of the afternoon together, also sharing lunch provided by the project. Currently, about 15 women participate regularly, with varying levels of progress in relation to our objectives.

We are also carrying out the project in the community of Lpus. There, we have made an important change: we replaced the previous teacher with a young community leader. The new teacher is a young woman with an education, mother of three children, and recently married according to tradition, which gives her greater recognition and leadership within the community. This change has been very positive, as it allows us to accompany the community process more closely. Currently, she teaches four days a week: two in one area of the community and two in another, which allows her to reach more women. There is also greater cohesion among them.

One of the objectives of our project is to offer comprehensive support, not limited to literacy alone. As an organisation, we promote their social and political empowerment so that they can lead their own processes and projects. In Lpus, one of the women's groups has started a small business. On market days, they sell products to raise funds for themselves. Another group manufactures liquid detergent, which they then sell among themselves. In this way, they not only learn to read and write, but also become economically empowered, generating income that supports their families.

The Nonkek community, which has been involved in the project for longer, has already managed to consolidate itself: they have a small savings cooperative, they save together and work in an organised manner. This project aims to be comprehensive, as we care about the complete empowerment of women: not only in terms of education, but also in human, social and economic terms.
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In August or November, we hope to hold another meeting with the women in Nairobi, a space they greatly value because of what they learn, the experiences they gain, and because they feel loved and cared for.

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9th GAM humanitarian trip. Destination: Cambodia

Everything is ready for the 9th trip by GAM asbl volunteers, which this year will take place from 5 to 13 August in Cambodia (Kampong Chhnang). A group of 12 GAM volunteers will visit the GAM project in this region, which aims to promote literacy and education among Cambodian children aged between 3 and 15.
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This is the first time that GAM volunteers have travelled to Asia. Several meetings are planned with both the children benefiting from the project and their families. We will be following our volunteers' experiences in Cambodia closely and encourage you to follow their journey on GAM's social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

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Solidarity Month 2025. Initiative by the Commune of Etterbeek

In 2025, GAM asbl will once again participate in the “Solidarity Month 2025”, an important initiative organised by the Municipality of Etterbeek to raise awareness of the work and results of projects carried out by organisations based in Etterbeek in favour of the most disadvantaged.
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GAM's activity is scheduled for 9 November 2025 and combines a workshop on GAM and its projects with an information and dissemination stand of the association.

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Happy holidays

GAM asbl wishes those of you who are starting your holidays in August a restful and enjoyable time wherever you go. This month, we will continue to keep you informed of our activities and news through our newsletter and GAM's social media channels.

Have a great summer!