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Affecto foundation's core mission is that of rescuing students who come from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds but perform well in their Primary school leaving examinations. These children have missed out to access secondary education, because there was no money for school fees or transport to school, or they faced irregularities within the education system.

Goal To offer education empowerment, sustainable livelihood, create awareness and support on issues of health, gender, research, education and poverty reduction to be participant in nation building. Vision Statement To create an environment and society where families and communities hosting OVCs and destitute are stable and self reliant. Mission Victory Foundation Programme is dedicated to promote education to the orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) to enable them to be participants towards nation building and to alleviate poverty in the affected communities through:- Working with Children, families and their communities by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Create awareness and support for those infected/affected by HIV/AIDS; Address the endemic issues of drug abuse, gender, education and health and Democracy and Governance in Kenya. Objectives To open up centers and help the orphans, destitute and widows in the community. To facilitate of HIV/AIDS seminars. To Network with community based Organization (CBOs) and Non-governmental Organization (NGO's). To promote income generating activities (IGA) to rural poor. To offer vocational training to the drop outs and those who have completed secondary education. To offer guidance and counseling services. To network with community in recreational activities. To facilitate both primary and secondary education to the needy children. To do all such other thing as are incidental or conducive to attainment of any of the above objects To raise, mobilize and disburse funds and other resources for the promotion of the objectives.

To transform and restore hope to broken lives by mitigating the impacts of societal breakdown especially those related to breakdown of traditional societies and introduction of new lifestyles. This is achieved through innovative education and counseling towards healing, prevention of and addressing the systemic drivers of its prioritised issues, namely (1) trauma and its underlying conflicts, violence and broken commUNITY peace, (2) distorted emotional & social capacity, (3) behaviours promoting HIV/AIDS and related infections, and (4) substance abuse, with special attention for marginalised youths. In particular KAP empowers people at 'grassroots' level by giving them knowledge and skills as well as a concerned and helping human heart. KAP's CORE INTERVENTIONS mainly revolve around (1) Community-based training of Community Resource Persons (CRPs); (2) Provision of professional counselling and (psycho-) education services; (3) Health promotion courses and counselling for reimbursement/for a fee. KAP's prioritised issues are organised into four SUB-PROGRAMMES: (1) HIV/AIDS Behaviour Education, (2) Abuse and Addiction Prevention, Community-Based Treatment and Referral, (3) Prevention and Healing of Violence and Trauma for Peace, and (4) Empowering Youths on the Margins ('Unreached Youths'). A fifth strategic pillar called 'Institutional Excellence' aims at continued organisational, partnerships and human resources development. KAP's CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES are Safeguarding & Protection, Gender, Environmental Preservation, and Other Emerging Issues.

Transforming lives through enterprise, health, and education. We promote the alleviation of poverty in Kenya, East Africa, by providing micro loans, business education, health education, and health support with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS, malaria, and mother/child wellness programs. HopeCore was founded to foster integrated economic and social progress in the rural communities of Africa, beginning in Chogoria, Kenya.

The mission of The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is to alleviate world hunger.  We do this by collaborating to develop food banks in communities where they are needed around the world and by supporting food banks where they already exist.

Landesa champions and works to secure land rights for millions of the world’s poorest, mostly rural women and men to provide opportunity and promote social justice. We envision a world free of poverty. We are committed to a future in which all women and men who depend on land for their livelihoods have secure, legal land rights – one of the most powerful tools for lifting oneself, one’s family and one’s community out of poverty.

Founded in 1999 by environmental attorney and activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and several veteran Waterkeepers, Waterkeeper Alliance is a global movement of on-the-water advocates who patrol and protect over 100,000 miles of rivers, streams and coastlines in North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Waterkeepers defend their communities against anyone who threatens their right to clean water - from law-breaking polluters to unresponsive government agencies. Made up of nearly 200 local Waterkeeper organizations, Waterkeeper Alliance keeps Waterkeepers connected, provides them with legal, scientific and communications support, and unites their voices as they take on major global water issues together.

Create sustainable livelihoods and empower nomadic communities to speak up and uplift their social-economic status.

Twins International's projects are carried out to ensure that more and more orphaned or vulnerable children in Kenya have access to school education, vocational trainings and tools to give them a worthy future and escape from the harsh reality of the slums. Particular attention is paid to the fight against HIV/AIDS, ensuring medical care for each of our beneficiaries who have contracted the virus. We are very committed to spread awareness on gender-based violence and thus we stress the need to let our girls have a voice and claim the right to equality, which is all too often denied among the populations of developing countries. Twins International operates directly on projects in Kenya through a lean structure, thanks to a compact and prepared staff and groups of volunteers who help both in Africa and Italy.

"Forging ways for women and girls in extreme poverty to learn, connect and lead."

Femme International is committed to using education, conversation & distribution to break down the global menstrual taboo. Menstruation affects 51% of the world's population, with every woman experiencing menses during her lifetime. For menstruators in low-income communities, getting your period presents a set of specific challenges - poor access to menstrual products, oppressive taboos, lack of adequate hygiene facilities, and lack of reproductive health education. 83% of girls in Burkina Faso, and 77% in Nigeria (UNICEF) have no place to clean themselves at school, and will therefore leave early. The World Bank has estimated that girls will miss 10-20% of her education because of her body's natural cycle. Femme believes that providing adolescent girls not only with reusable menstrual products, but also comprehensive education, empowers them to feel in control of their bodies, and breaks down the menstrual taboo. When women lack access to sanitary pads, either by financial constraints or lack of availability, they will use alternative methods. In India, 88% of menstruating women use homemade methods. In Tanzania, the most common method is to use rags, or cloth, folded into the underwear - something women have been doing for centuries. However, when the cloth is not washed properly, used when damp, or shared among sisters, it becomes unsafe. Other homemade methods common in Tanzania include foam mattress stuffing, newspaper, leaves, even mud. These methods are not safe or hygienic, and they are uncomfortable, preventing girls from being able to concentrate or participate in school. They also don't help girls feel comfortable during a week when they are already feeling ashamed of their bodies. Unsafe menstrual management is a leading cause of reproductive tract infections (UTIs, yeast infections, bacterial vaginosis), which when untreated can cause more serious health concerns. The decision to use and promote reusable products is because sanitary pads are unaffordable for many women. The average cost of a package of 8 pads in Tanzania is approximately $1/day, which is often the same as the daily wage for an unskilled labourer. For a 14-year old girl, she will rarely feel comfortable asking the male breadwinner for this money, and they will rarely be able to provide her with it. A study in Kenya indicated that one in ten girls aged 15 had engaged in transactional sex to purchase pads. In rural Tanzania, or even urban centers, there is no method of garbage disposal beyond burning. Many women report burying their products, but must do so far away from their homes because of the perceived destructive powers of menstrual blood. The environmental impact of disposable menstrual products is staggering, and unsustainable, both financially and environmentally. The Twaweza Project is simple - and it works. Preliminary M&E reports demonstrate significant impact, including improved academic results and attendance, improved self-confidence, reduction of financial stress, and improved health. Adolescent beneficiaries are two times less likely to report symptoms of bacterial vaginosis.

Our Mission Providing orphans, neglected and abused children a home and basic needs to be able to lead an as normal life as possible Our Vision Creating an environment where children learn to be confident and well balanced youngsters ready to life an independent life when they leave the Home Core Values Compassion Integrity Respect Knowledge Diversity Commitment