Western Education Advocacy and Empowerment Program (WEAEP) - Kakamega

Location: Kakamega Setting: Urban Established: 2003 Staff: 7

Location: Kakamega Setting: Urban Established: 2003 Staff: 7

 

Subject Areas

Women’s Empowerment: Gender Equity Strategies

Human Rights: Child Advocacy

Youth and Education: Personal and Professional Development

Microfinance: Savings, Microcredit, Small Business Management

 

Organization Objectives

The Western Education Advocacy and Empowerment Program (WEAEP) facilitates a participatory approach in the implementation of proposed development solutions to include the marginalized groups of society, especially women, girls, and vulnerable children. Its goals are to:

  • Empower women by improving their socioeconomic status and rights-based advocacy
  • Promote and protect the rights of orphans and vulnerable children
  • Reintegrate street children into society
  • Provide and support vocational training and skills acquisition
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The Rural–Urban Initiatives to Support Own Efforts (RISE)

Location: Mayuge Town Setting: Rural Staff: 6

Location: Mayuge Town Setting: Rural Staff: 6

 

Subject Areas

Microenterprise: Managing Financial Resources, Community Financial Institutions, Fundraising, Business Development

Health: Public Health

Environment: Sanitation, Resources, Conservation, Environmental Health, Environmental Education, Environmental Planning

Community Development: Community Empowerment, Building Social Capital

Youth and Education: Personal and Professional Development

 

Organization Objectives

The Rural-Urban Initiatives to Support Own Efforts (RISE) works to inform, train, and sensitize community members on personal development as well as the development of their communities. Its goals are to:

  • Provide information on health issues with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS, malaria, and basic family hygiene
  • Offer locally appropriate agricultural best practices and methods training
  • Promote environmental protection by educating local communities on agro-forestry and forestry
  • Network with other grassroots organizations to facilitate information sharing and support
  • Provide capacity-building opportunities for community groups
  • Compile data on agricultural produce marketability
  • Encourage individual financial savings
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Iguhu Health Center - Kakamega

Location: Iguhu Setting: Rural Established: 1952 Staff: 8

Location: Iguhu Setting: Rural Established: 1952 Staff: 8

 

Subject Areas

Health: HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Community Outreach, Awareness Building

 

Organization Objectives

The Iguhu Health Center is committed to providing accessible and affordable basic health care to the local community. Its goals are to:

  • Provide general health services for local community members
  • Offer both Volunteer Counseling and Testing (VCT) and Provider Initiated Testing & Counseling (PITC) for HIV/AIDS
  • Administer free tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment coordinated with the TB district coordinator
  • Immunize children and ensure quality maternal and antenatal care for women
  • Conduct outreach in local communities to develop public health awareness, provide vaccines, and seek out patients who need follow-up treatment
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African Canadian Continuing Education Society (ACCES) - Kakamega

Location: Kakamega Setting: Rural Established: 1993 Staff: 7

Location: Kakamega Setting: Rural Established: 1993 Staff: 7

 

Subject Areas

Youth and Education: Personal and Professional Development, Cognitive Development, Child and Adolescent Development

Women’s Empowerment: Gender Equity Strategies

Health: HIV/AIDS

Microfinance: Small Business Training, Microcredit

 

Organization Objectives

The African Canadian Continuing Education Society’s (ACCES) mission is to increase local youth’s access to the education and skills necessary to enhance their lives and communities. Its goals are to:

  • Empower individuals through scholarships for higher education
  • Offer literacy programs to aid in the cognitive development of children
  • Implement gender sensitivity programs to promote gender equity as well as HIV/AIDS awareness
  • Provide professional development through microenterprise skills training
  • Support microfinance initiatives that benefit students and their communities
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Centro Medico de Orientación y Planificación Familiar (CEMOPLAF)

Location: Ambato Setting: Urban Established: 1974 Staff: 10

Location: Ambato Setting: Urban Established: 1974 Staff: 10

 

Subject Areas

Health: Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Medicine, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Prevention, High-Risk Behavior

Community Development: Building Social Capital, Social Responsibility, Community Education and Outreach, Community Empowerment

Environment: Environmental Education, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Sanitation

 

Organization Objectives

CEMOPLAF is a national nongovernmental organization (NGO) that aims to provide high-quality reproductive and sexual health services as well as sustainable agriculture training in rural, indigenous communities.

  • Offer reproductive health and medical services at affordable costs, including contraceptive distribution in interested communities
  • Conduct capacity-building seminars on reproductive rights and sustainable agriculture for rural communities through dissemination of printed materials, interpersonal communication, conferences, seminars, and workshops
  • Address quality of life improvement for rural communities through collaborating with community-based NGOs
Location: Ambato Setting: Urban Established: 1974 Staff: 10

Location: Ambato Setting: Urban Established: 1974 Staff: 10

 

Subject Areas

Health: Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Medicine, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Prevention, High-Risk Behavior

Community Development: Building Social Capital, Social Responsibility, Community Education and Outreach, Community Empowerment

Environment: Environmental Education, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Sanitation

 

Organization Objectives

CEMOPLAF is a national nongovernmental organization (NGO) that aims to provide high-quality reproductive and sexual health services as well as sustainable agriculture training in rural, indigenous communities.

  • Offer reproductive health and medical services at affordable costs, including contraceptive distribution in interested communities
  • Conduct capacity-building seminars on reproductive rights and sustainable agriculture for rural communities through dissemination of printed materials, interpersonal communication, conferences, seminars, and workshops
  • Address quality of life improvement for rural communities through collaborating with community-based NGOs

Uganda Fisheries & Fish Development Association (UFUDA)

Location: Lake Victoria, Jinja Setting: Rural Established: 1992 Staff: 8

Location: Lake Victoria, Jinja Setting: Rural Established: 1992 Staff: 8

 

Subject Areas

Environment: Water Pollution, Sanitation, Sewage Management, Resource Management, Conservation, Environmental Education, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture

Community Development: Building Social Capital, Construction, Planning, Green Building

Microenterprise: Agribusiness, Marketing, Strategic Business Development

Research: Quantitative Analysis and Program Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Bio/Psycho/Social Mapping

 

Organization Objectives

UFUDA strives to improve the quality of life for people living in fishing villages and lake communities and to conserve the environment by promoting the sustainable use of lakes and rivers. Its goals are to:

  • Raise awareness on environmental issues in lake communities, such as the sustainable use of Lake Victoria
  • Serve as a forum for fishing communities and other stakeholders to exchange information and best practices on fish related development activities
  • Build capacity of all stakeholders to support efficient management for sustainable use of lakes and rivers in Uganda
  • Promote hygiene, HIV/AIDS awareness, sanitation, and education, and work towards poverty reduction
  • Establish collaborative links with local and international organizations to restore the health of lakes and rivers
  • Promote fish conservation to relieve pressure on the fish population in lakes and rivers
  • End child labor on landing sites and grounds
  • Advocate for and encourage research studies in the fishing industry and markets
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Eco-Ethics International - Mombasa

Location: Mombasa Setting: Urban Established: 2002 Staff: 8

Location: Mombasa Setting: Urban Established: 2002 Staff: 8

 

Subject Areas

Environment: Conservation, Environmental Education, Resource Management, Environmental Planning

Research: Qualitative Analysis and Program Evaluation, Bio Mapping

 

Organization Objectives

Eco-Ethics International aims to research, promote, and enhance harmonious relationships between human communities and their natural and environmental resources by focusing on the principle of sustainability. Its goals are to:

  • Assist and improve the living standards and conditions of local communities through sustainable social projects and capacity-building trainings groups
  • Provide technical and entrepreneurial skill development to local community-based organizations and community groups to properly manage available coastal resources and facilities
  • Carry out detailed coastal environmental impact studies with emphasis on overall ecological system changes, influences on communities, and local fauna and flora
  • Investigate traditions and taboos, and the roles they play in the conservation of marine resources
  • Sensitize local fishermen, community groups, coastal stakeholders, and learning institutions along the Kenyan Coast on the importance of marine conservation and environmental issues and concerns
  • Conduct studies that assist in understanding adaptation strategies of communities, responses of ecosystems and their impact on biological diversity, ecological sustainability, and mediation of resource use
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Comité de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado Quintanilla Ltda.

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Location: Cochabamba Setting: Urban Established: 1990 Staff: 8

 

Subject Areas

Environment: Water Pollution, Water Systems Management, Sanitation

Health: Public Health, Disease Prevention

Community Development: Infrastructure Development

Research: Quantitative/Qualitative Analysis and Program Evaluation, Needs Assessment, Survey Public Opinion

 

Organization Objectives

Comité de Agua is a cooperative that aims to independently administer water services through a community-developed system to meet the growing demand of the community and to improve water quality. Its goals are to:

  • Find water sources, build infrastructure to effectively treat the water, bring water to the community, and develop a sewage service
  • Encourage people to organize and participate in services through the use of cooperative methods
  • Evaluate current services and design new projects to better serve the cooperative members and the community
  • Maintain a balanced relationship between social and economic institutional considerations through the efficient management of human, material, and financial resources
  • Contract loans and receive economic and financial support from national and international sources
  • Carry out seminars, forums, and other activities to promote cooperative principles
  • Join foundations and associations, including similar national and foreign institutions
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The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)

Organization Name: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)

Location: Jinja Setting: Urban/Rural Established: 1991 Staff: 96

 

Subject Areas

Community Development: Community Empowerment, Building Social Capital, Famine and Food Security

Environment: Resources, Conservation, Environmental Health, Environmental Education, Organic/Sustainable Agriculture

Health: HIV/AIDS, Public Health, Nutrition, High-Risk Behavior

Microenterprise: Small Business Management, Micro-Credit, Micro-Lending, Strategic Management

 

Organization Objectives

The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) strives to improve the lives of HIV-infected or -affected persons as part of the larger effort to address the world’s AIDS pandemic. It promotes prevention, hope restoration, and general support physically and emotionally to its clients. Its goals are to:

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Daisy Resource Centre for Handicapped Children - Kakamega

Daisy Resource Centre

Location: Kakamega Setting: Rural Established: 1995 Staff: 20

 

Subject Areas

Youth and Education: Communication, Complimentary Learning, Child and Adolescent Development, Counseling, Personal and Professional Development, Teaching

Health: Social Work, Mental health, Public Health

 

Organization Objectives

Daisy Resource Centre for Handicapped Children is committed to providing educational, medical, therapeutic, and social support to children with physical and mental handicaps. Its goals are to:

  • Provide primary school education as well as room and board for children
  • Offer regular therapy sessions
  • Assist children in medical care and counseling
  • Implement a vocational training program for children

 

Program Information

 

1. Primary School

The school currently accommodates 120 children ranging from nursery to Class 8. Of these students, approximately 100 are boarding and the remaining are day scholars. Children attending the school come from all over Kenya as well as from some surrounding nations. The school also caters to both handicapped and non-handicapped children from the surrounding community. Classes are conducted by 12 government-employees and four School Board-employed teachers.

 

Opportunities

  • Help transport children and provide support in their activities
  • Assist teaching in academic instruction
  • Support teachers and employees in all work areas
  • Create and implement extracurricular activities that suit relevant interests and needs
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