Giving back to local communities has been a commitment of Davis & Shirtliff since its founding in 1946...

Tapach dispensary, located deep in the county of West Pokot, was started in 2004 by catholic missionaries, comprising of an outpatient and maternity wing. It is currently serving a population of 10,000 people and delivers an average of 5 babies a week.

Balancing the scale between the lives and livelihood of a people is a tough call for any leader. As with the rest of the World, the impact of COVID-19 in Kenya has stretched beyond the spread of the actual virus, to the threat of an economic crisis on the poorest of society.

Lopur Primary is a public school located 21km north of Kakuma town. For years, the school has supplied the community with water from a shallow well that is now silted up. In the absence of this well,

Africa is estimated to have close to 34 million orphaned children. In Kenya, the number of orphaned and vulnerable children is estimated to be about 2.8 million. Special attention should be paid to these children, to prevent further vulnerability and ensure their well-being as they transition into adulthood. The Davis and Shirtliff CSR program,

Close to 20 million Kenyans living in rural areas and the urban slums still rely on unimproved water sources, such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers.

Davis and Shirtliff, in collaboration with KENGEN PLC , installed an electric water pump within the school compound. D&S CSR also donated a tank that would be used to store the water. The borehole’s impact was immediately felt by the students and the surrounding community. The students no longer wasted their time twice a day walking to fetch water. Sanitation in the school has improved and water related diseases are no longer a major concern in the school. The school’s population is steadily increasing due to the improved conditions of living.