REEP (Rural Education and Economic Enhancement Programme) is a local NGO operating from Butula town, also in Busia district. REEP’s mission statement is “to improve the quality of life for marginalised groups in rural communities in Western Kenya”.
It was set up by a feisty, dynamic local lady called Mary Makokha who originally came from Busia District but left for some years to further her education. With a degree in communications under her belt, she returned to her native area and decided to start up her own local NGO. She set this organisation up over seven years ago and, in her own words, reckons that “the first three years were very difficult and they achieved very little”.
