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Samburu Wales Aid have been assisting other Charities to provide support for education and lifestyle for the Samburu Tribes of Northern Kenya. Donations of School Clothing, books and equipment have been collected and distributed amongst the Villages of the District. Recent donations include Sewing Machines, Bicycles, Tools, a Generator and two Nissan all terrain Vehicles.
The Samburu region of Kenya is located in the north of the country, on the borders of Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia and Uganda. It is constantly under the threat of drought. The Samburu District, remote and un-spoilt, is home to the Samburu Tribe, a Nomadic people proud of their culture and traditions.
A nomadic people, numbering over 100,000 who moved south from the horn of Africa into the current day Kenya, the Samburu tribe are quite similar to the Maasai tribe with almost the same traits and cultures but with the exception that the Samburu are found on the northern part of the country whilst the Maasai are to the south.
The Samburu are pastoralists with a close attachment to their livestock, which they live off. Meat from sheep, goats and milk from cattle are their principal foods, supplemented by the blood of living cattle. The land they inhabited is mainly semi - arid and offers few opportunities for agriculture except around the hilly areas where maize, sorghum and wheat is now actively grown. Despite sharing the same language as the Massai community, the Samburu are more tolerant of other groups and their cultural rites are elaborate, carefully followed with social ceremonies being loud and colourful.