Kenya

KickStart

(www.kickstart.org)

KickStart is a leading non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They create new jobs and wealth, enabling the poor to climb out of their poverty forever.

 

Green Belt Movement

(www.greenbeltmovement.org)

The Green Belt Movement was founded by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai.

GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa.

 

Gallmann Africa Conservancy

(www.gallmannkenya.org)

The programs of the conservancy are focused on wildlife protection, environmental education, community service and the preservation of traditional skills and research.

Kuki Gallmann, known to many as the author of “I Dreamed of Africa” (which inspired a movie of the same name), began the conservancy 30 years ago and settled in Ol ari Nyiro . The hundred thousand acre wildlife reserve, Ol Ari Nyiro, offers extraordinary research and educational facilities, and an opportunity to connect humankind to the place of its origins.

 

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

(www.lewa.org)

The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy works as a catalyst for the conservation of wildlife and its habitat.

It does this through the protection and management of species, the initiation and support of community conservation and develpoment programmes, and the education of neighbouring areas in the value of wildlife.

Lewa is home to 20% of the world population of endangered Grevy’s zebra. Over 70 species of mammals and 350 species of birds are found on Lewa. Lewa supports 8 primary schools with infrastructure and curriculum development and feeding programme. Lewa has constructed 21 classrooms between 2006 and 2008 in the eight lewa-supported schools. We provide over 206 children with bursaries. Over 400 women from neighbouring communities benefit from the Lewa’s women micro–credit programme.

 

Action Against Hunger

(Action Against Hunger website)

Recognized worldwide as a leader in the fight against hunger, Action Against Hunger delivers programs in over 40 countries, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disasters and longer-term assistance to people in distress. Our ultimate goal is to help vulnerable populations regain their self-sufficiency for long term sustainability.

Action Against Hunger has a proven ability to respond to both emergency and rehabilitation needs, and our therapeutic and supplementary feeding programs are at the forefront of life-saving efforts in the fight against hunger. Our expertise integrates programs in nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy, our ultimate aim is to enable populations to regain their autonomy and self-sufficiency as soon as possible.

Cheetah Conservation Fund
Wildlife Conservation Network

(http://www.cheetah.org)

The Cheetah Conservation Fund works to create and manage long-term conservation strategies for the cheetah throughout their range, develop and implement better livestock management practices, eliminating the need for ranchers to kill so many cheetah, conduct conservation education programs for local villagers, ranchers and school children, and continue intensive scientific research in cheetah genetics, biology and species survival.

The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is the most unique and specialized member of the cat family and can reach speeds of 70 mph. Unlike other cats, the cheetah has a leaner body, longer legs, and has been referred to as the greyhound of the cats. It is not an aggressive animal, using flight versus fight. With its weak jaws and small teeth, the price it paid for speed, it cannot fight larger predators to protect its kill or young.

 

Save the Elephants
Wildlife Conservation Network

(www.savetheelephants.com)

The mission of Save the Elephants is to secure a future for elephants and to sustain the beauty and ecological integrity of the places where they live; to promote man’s delight in their intelligence and the diversity of their world, and to develop a tolerant relationship between the two species.

The charity was founded in 1993 by Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, President & Chief Executive Officer, STE, who made a pioneering study of elephant behaviour in the late '60s in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, and has worked on elephant status Africa-wide since. Explorers, conservationists and elephant scientists serve as fellow trustees or advisors to the board.

ICRI Africa

(www.icriafrica.org)

The mission of ICRI Africa is to nurture and support organizations working at the grassroots that provide services to children and families allowing them to thrive and succeed. We support the grassroots through capacity building, networking and advocacy.

ICRI-Africa is registered as an International NGO (INGO) in Kenya with permission to work throughout Africa. ICRI has worked extensively in Africa for more than 20 years and has carried out projects on child, family and youth related issues.

The International Child Resource Institute (ICRI) is an international organization committed to improving the lives of children and families throughout the world, enabling them to survive and to succeed.

ICRI was founded in 1981 to draw together, link, analyze and share information on programs serving children and families throughout the world. This linkage then allowed ICRI to refine and reproduce programs of proven success. ICRI now provides consultation and technical assistance, implements new projects, and delivers resource, referral, and information services to local and international groups. ICRI’s philosophy is to maximize the use of previously tested models, best practices, and innovative resources, thereby bringing the best from around the world to each consultation or project for maximum benefit to children and their families.

 

Carolina for Kibera, Inc.

(cfk.unc.edu)

Carolina for Kibera (CFK) promotes youth leadership and gender, ethnic, and religious cooperation through sports, women’s empowerment, basic healthcare, and community development in the Kibera region of Nairobi, Kenya.

CFK is run by and for the residents of Kibera. Kibera is East Africa’s largest slum and one of the most densely populated urban areas in the world. Over 700,000 people live in an area the size of New York City’s Central Park. The UN projects the world’s population to increase by more than two billion over the next 25 years. Nearly 90% of that growth will occur in developing world cities like Nairobi.

CFK manages four core programs in Nairobi. The Youth Sports Program engages more than 3,000 Kenyan boys and girls annually in the sport of soccer in order to promote ethnic and religious cooperation in Kibera. The Tabitha Medical Clinic offers primary health care including basic laboratory and pharmacy services to all residents on a sliding-fee scale. The Binti Pamoja (Daughters United) Center, established in 2002, is a safe space for girls and young women from Kibera to discuss reproductive health issues and be trained in peer education, life skills, and financial literacy.The Taka ni Pato (Trash is Cash) waste management and recycling program trains local youth groups on how to generate income by collecting, sorting, and selling organic compost, scrap metals, and plastic trash and provides training in how to establish small, sustainable, youth-run businesses.

 

Ogra Foundation, Direct Relief International

(http://www.directrelief.org/)

In the widespread civil strife that broke out in the aftermath of Kenya's December 27, 2007 presidential election, 500,000 people were displaced throughout the country.

The OGRA Foundation was started by Dr. Mc'Obewa as a community based organization to provide health care and promote socio-economic and cultural development. Through its partnership with Direct Relief International, the Ogra Foundation has been able to provide over 136,000 courses of antiretroviral medicine for patients with HIV whose treatment was disrupted by the fighting.

On top of the airfreighted provisions, Direct Relief contributed $100,000 in emergency funds to help transport fleeing displaced families, to provide essential medicines and drugs, for monetary support of surgeons, doctors and nurses, as well as for fuel costs and other contingencies.

Direct Relief International provides medical assistance to improve the quality of life for people victimized by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest at home and throughout the world. We work to strengthen the in-country health efforts of our partners by providing essential material resources – medicines, supplies and equipment.

 

The Sports Trust - Soccer Boots Drive

(http://www.thesportstrust.co.za)

The Sports Trust was established in September 1995 as a joint venture between the private and public sectors – all with a shared goal of providing opportunities to play sport to all South Africans, at all levels, across all sporting codes. Since its inception, The Sports Trust has sponsored more than 200 projects throughout South Africa. The Sports Trust has mounted a campaign to distribute 20,000 soccer shoes before the World Cup, to disadvantaged children who cannot participate in the sport for lack of footwear.

The Sports Trust boot campaign aims to provide 20,000 boots to underprivileged children in South Africa. Your donation will allow young people to engage with soccer and learn self-esteem, motivation, and other life skills.

Linda Buthelezi, former Bafana Bafana midfielder, got his first pair of boots at the age of 16, taking him from grass-roots player to world-class performer. Help us to give many more Lindas out there the chance to change their game and their lives!