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.

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.

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.