Small Humanitarian organisations with missions and projects in Kenya

By kenyanobserver • on January 14, 2008

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UPDATE: OCTOBER 6, 2008 - I put this list together back in January when our country was in a crisis. From the stats I see that it is still very useful to many readers. Please let me know if a link no longer works or is invalid. If you need to more information or need to look at more organisations, please check the Mission Fish website. That is where I got this information.

Regards, kenyanobserver.

Please check with these organisations and find out directly from them how you can help;

Be the Cause - Tustin, CA

http://www.bethecause.org/

Be the Cause organizes local service community events,supports various humanitarian relief efforts and creates opportunities conducive to the growth of compassion. One of our special projects is providing mosquito bed nets to a health clinic in Kenya.

Christ Episcopal Church - Bethany, CT

http://www.christchurchbethany.org/

Christ Church seeks to know Christ and to make Christ known in our community, the nation and the world, through lively worship, serious prayer, engaged study, warm hospitality and active mission work.

We are building a reisdential school for AIDS orphans in western Kenya. We are connected to God, to each other, and to a growing group of diverse people, excited children and our communities, offering all kinds of ways to worship, deepen your spirituality and find rest, healing and energy.

Equipping poor families with HIV/AIDS life skills - a GlobalGiving project - Washington, DC http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/1700/proj1643a.html

Over 72% of rural families walk hundreds of kilometers to access Anti-Retroviral drugs. Their children die from malnutrition and preventable diseases. Training 50 volunteers as change agents prevents further infection and creates a community safety net supplementing basic needs to poor families. Providing vulnerable homes with nutritional food and medicare will ensure they are able to concentrate on strengthening their businesses. Learn more at www.globalgiving.com/1643

Friends of Conservation - Oak Brook, IL

http://www.friendsofconservation.org/

OUR MISSION is to join with local peoples and partners to support traditional and sustainable ways of living in harmony with wildlife and ecosystems, and to promote climate change solutions to alleviate the effects of global warming.

OUR VISION is to ensure that future generations benefit from the continued protection of the natural heritage of our planet.

Kenya Kids in Need - Castroville, CA

http://www.galileeschool.org/

The mission of Kenya Kids in Need is to help impoverished children, including AIDS orphans, who attend Galilee Primary School and Waddington High School, in the slums of Nairobi. We accomplish this through child sponsorship, projects to improve the educational environment, health and nutrition, and providing orphanages for homeless children.Through education we can improve their quality of life, breaking the cycle of poverty and providing brighter futures. Please join KKIN in helping these children in need.

Love Mercy, Inc. - Olathe, KS

http://www.lovemercy.com/

Love Mercy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poor and oppressed around the world.

Makindu Children’s Program - Brownsville, OR

http://www.makindu.org/

The Makindu Children’s Program, a community-based venture, shall endeavor to improve the physical, emotional & social situations of destitute orphaned & abandoned children in the Makindu Division of Kenya.

Matanya’s Hope - Homewood, IL

http://www.matanyashope.org/

To secure and channel public and private funds to provide educational support for the children in poverty stricken Matanya, Nanyuki and surrounding areas of rural Kenya. To provide one hot meal per school day free of charge to all students. To supply school supplies, shoes and uniforms free of charge to each student.

Nomadic Kenyan Children’s Educational - Fund McLean, VA

http://www.nkcef.org/

Our mission is to offer funding to bright, needy children from the nomadic tribes of Kenya, enabling them to attend high school and succeed in higher education. The Kenyan school system is not free for high school and these are children who, without the help of NKCEF, would not be able to attend high school.

Nyumbani - Children of God Relief Fund - Fairfax, VA

http://www.nyumbani.org/

Nyumbani (Swahili for “home”) is Kenya’s first and largest facility for HIV+ children. Providing orphanage, hospice and community outreach services, Nyumbani gives children infected with and/or affected by HIV/AIDs the best nutritional, medical, psychological and spiritual care available.

Power of One, Inc.- Indianapolis, IN

http://www.powerofoneperson.org/

To motivate and encourage individuals to positively affect the lives of others, one person at a time.

Recycling 2,000 Tons of Trash in Kibera - a GlobalGiving Project - Washington, DC http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/1800/proj1773a.html.

More than 700,000 people live in the Kibera slum (Nairobi, Kenya), an area the size of New York City’s Central Park, without basic government services, such as trash removal, sewage,and clean water. However, through Taka ni Pato (Trash is Cash) garbage can be a resource in Kibera. TNP promotes solid waste management and public awareness about recycling, as well as creates jobs for youth that collect trash.Learn more at www.globalgiving.com/1773

Rehema Ministries - Anacortes, WA

www.rehemaministries.com/

Our mission is to share God’s love with the people of Kenya and the world by meeting their needs. Clean drinking water, medical treatment, taking care of the needs of the orphans. We are a ministry for short and long term missionaries. We are presently in Kenya We are looking for workers with a heart for God. Our Ministry’s goal is to help fund and build Children’s Homes and Water Filtration Systems.

Utengo Inc. - Mableton, GA

http://www.utengo.org/index.html

To help develop and support under-funded but capable evangelical Kenyan ministries that meet the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of severely affected youth and communities in Kenya.

Workforce Development Global Alliance Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.wdganetworks.org/

To promote economic self-sufficiency and to develop employability of disadvantaged primary, secondary and post-secondary students through global corporate alliances resulting from education, exposure, empowerment, experience, and employment.

World Vision: SAVE Fund - Federal Way, WA

http://www.worldvision.org/

Some 3.5 million people are seriously in need of food relief, the Kenyan government announced this week. A prolonged drought following failed rains is the cause of the crisis also in east Africa.

Comments

By Dana on January 18th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

Hi, Thanks for featuring some GlobalGiving Kenya projects on your blog! I also wanted to let you know we’ve set up a specific crisis response fund to support our partners who are providing food, shelter, medical treatment, education, and counseling in their communities. Donations can be made here: http://www.globalgiving.com/1980 To quote a project leader in Eldoret, “Even with increased violence, we are planning to visit the camps today (say a prayer for us!) and distribute some food and water.” (Full disclosure– I work for GlobalGiving). Best wishes, Dana Ledyard

By church on January 21st, 2008 at 5:12 am

This is good to know that Kenya’s small Humanitarian organizations with missions and projects in Kenya let’s hope this country will do better in next upcoming years with this services form the God’s grace.

By Georgina anyango on June 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am

I am a professional counsellor seeking employment in any humanitarian organisation. I hold a higher diploma and diploma in counselling from kenya association of professional counsellors. I also hold certificates in hiv/aids counselling, vct and play therapy. Your consideration will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

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