Our Impact - Past, Present & Future
2012-2024
Alabaster incorporated in the state of California as a 501c3 non-profit; Conducts first service trip to launch eight mobile medical clinics in rural Kenya in partnership with Girl Child Network Kenya
Alabaster begins child immunizations, de-worming and Vitamin A mobile clinics throughout remote regions in Kenya
Documentary, Kenya Dreaming, featuring Alabaster’s work, filmed and released by Frederick-James Koch; Multiple film screenings held to showcase patient stories from Kenya
Construction, completion, and opening of the Endonyolasho Health Center in Kenya and construction of health-grade latrines for the center
- An “Ambu-Bike,” is purchased and gifted to the Endonyolasho Health Center for emergency transport services
- One room of the health center is outfitted for labor and deliveries
- A permanent staff house is constructed for the Endonyolasho healthcare provider
Alabaster expands programming to Turkana County, Kenya - working with the Lolupe Women’s Group and the Lolupe Primary School
Construction, completion, and opening of the Endonyolasho Community Library in Kenya
- Changed name to Alabaster International to reflect expanded programmatic and geographic scope
- Construction, completion, and opening of the Lolupe Women’s Business and Training Center in Turkana, Kenya
- Launch of the Enset Food Security Initiative in Ethiopia and Kenya
- Inaugural trip to South Sudan in partnership with UNIDOR
- Construction, completion, and opening of: Enset Community Processing Site & Women-Owned Enset Crafts Marketplace in Ethiopia, in partnership with Arba Minch University
- Launch of three women-owned Tea Hospitality businesses in South Sudan
- First-ever pilot Enset farms launched in Kenya
- Recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative
Our Future
Our future is bright because the communities we serve show us how to persevere and innovate every day!
Here’s what lies ahead of us:
Kenya
- By 2027, we aim to scale Enset cultivation through our Enset Ambassador Program to 1000 new female smallholders in semi arid and arid lands in Kenya, introducing Enset as a brand new food security source to households impacted by drought-fueled famine
- This will enable the development of 1000 new female entrepreneurs leveraging Enset products as an additional source of income
- We will establish 200 new women-owned Enset-based businesses, particularly in Kajiado and Turkana counties.
South Sudan
- By 2027 we aim to scale our Youth for Trees Initiative to three additional schools in South Sudan planting a total of 1000 trees throughout Leer County, which will yield over 250,000 fruits per year once matured, and approximately 60 metric tons of CO₂ sequestered annually
- By 2028, we aim to build the first-ever community library in Leer County benefiting over 5000 students and increase our essential school supply distribution to 10,000 students
Ethiopia
- By 2027, we aim to strengthen the Enset value chain in Ethiopia through the establishment of 10 new women-owned Enset businesses and construction of 3 new Enset processing sites in northern Ethiopia
- By 2028, we aim to scale our EnsetAI mobile application to 5,000 female smallholders through the Enset Ambassador Program to promote the cultivation of Enset in new regions throughout Ethiopia
- By 2028, we aim to scale Enset agroforestry systems utilizing carbon financing to 20,000 new farming households in Ethiopia, impacting 100,000 people