Charity is the act of giving to those in need

ABOUT US

Change Africa Foundation is a non-political, non-partisan and non-profit making Community Based Organization formed to facilitate social-economic mitigation for the betterment of the lives of orphaned, poor and destitute children, with specific emphasis in Siaya County-Kenya. The organization is formed on the belief that the poor communities are able to utilize the locally available resources at their disposal to uplift their own socio-economic status once they are empowered.

The organization greatly focuses on promotion of socio-economic empowerment, formal and informal education on environment, health and human rights as strategies for sustainable poverty reduction and means to sustainable livelihood.

Change Africa Foundation also takes social approach in addressing HIV&AIDS and gender as cross cutting issues in her areas of focus and therefore ensures their incorporation in her key program areas.

The organization is established to work closely with the government institutions such as the local provincial administration, learning institutions, women, men, male and female youths and other community based institutions such as the faith based organizations and local groups at different levels in the community.

The organization’s work will be concentrated in sampled districts in Nairobi county as an entry point with the intention of scaling up to the higher levels and with a view of replicating the best practices and lessons learnt in other parts of the province.Change Africa Foundation believes in networking with other like-minded organizations to maximize the development impact in her target areas of focus and beyond.

In broader perspective, our work is designed to contribute to the attainment of national and international development agenda some of which include Millennium Development Goals number 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8, international human rights instruments and conventions.

Vision

To empower orphaned, poor and destitute children in Siaya County- and by extension Kenya by providing them with basic, secondary and tertiary commodities as well as capacity building.

Mission statement

To support our beneficiaries in the most sustainable manner and work towards total poverty alleviation in Kenya

Belief – Poverty is a symptom and not a root cause.

Philosophy: People are poor because they are poor and unless something is

                     done, they will remain poor (Adam Smith-Economist).

Goal: To reduce poverty through the use of root cause strategies.

Objectives:

1. To promote formal education among girls and boys as a strategy for sustainable poverty reduction and attainment of quality life.
2. .Providing a voice for the disadvantaged groups in the Community (e.g. deprived orphans and disabled persons) in an effort to lobby support for alleviating their plight or improving their situation;
3. To carry out activities to educate the community on relevant social and economic issues such as child rights, health, and support child education and youth empowerment;
4. To train CHILDREN in modern health techniques and to assist them acquire educational skills;
5. To promote alternative skills and talents development among the youths in and out of school.

• To promote networking and partnership with likeminded organizations or other body having objectives similar to those of the organization
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• To establish or assist in the establishment of training and consultancy centres,and libraries, and to publish newsletters,brochures,periodicals,books and other publications for the promotion of the objects of the organization;

c) Organization Values:

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Gender equality and equity
• Human dignity
• Democracy/Consultative leadership approach
• Trust.
• Team work

d) Management

Change Africa Foundation is managed by a team of experienced men and women identified from different areas of development interests. The team forms the MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE which is the overall policy making organ of the organization.

Membership

Our membership is open to men, women, male and female youths. Organizations and institutions interested in being members are also welcome to join. One mandatory qualification for being a member is a demonstrable ability to uphold the organization’s  values and principles and capacity to promote the organization’s vision, mission and objectives.

f) Program areas

Program areas of focus

Change Africa Foundation has five main program areas namely;

• Education support program
• Socio-economic empowerment program
• Environment and health program
• Human rights
• Networking

1. Education support program

Focus:

• Promotion of academic excellence activities as motivating factors towards quality and sustainable education among girls and boys in learning institutions.
• Conducting activities towards promoting self esteem building, informed career choices and decision making among girls and boys in primary and secondary schools
• Enhancing quality and objective guidance and counseling for pupils and students through capacity strengthening of career guidance and counseling departments and students peer counselors in learning institutions.
• Promotion of Information Technology and technical skills among pupils and students.
• Enhancing reading culture through effective and appropriate use of school libraries by the students.
• Supporting and nurturing budding academic talents among the needy children.

2. Socio-economic empowerment program

Focus:

• Capacity building trainings on financial management, business start up and management skills, Income Generating Activities (IGAs) for parents
• Capacity building trainings on group formation, dynamics and cohesiveness towards economic empowerment for parents
• Providing the children with the basic ,secondary and tertiary commodities
• Social mitigation on Gender and HIV&AIDS.

• 3. Environment & Health program

Focus:

• Promoting access to clean and portable water
• Promotion of Primary Health Care and hygiene.
• Building of toilets and wash rooms.
• Provision of medical services for the children
• Provision of food, clothing and shelter for the children
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• Human rights
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• Dissemination of international human rights instruments
• Promotion of human rights approaches in development.
• Addressing issues of human rights violations such as Gender Based Violence, economic and property rights violation among women and men.
• Addressing reproductive health rights of women and girls.
• 5.  Networking
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• Change Africa Foundation believes in partnering with like minded organizations in contributing to addressing the underlying issues in development and creating a greater impact in poverty reduction.

OUR MISSION

We build shelter,provide food,health care and medication.We provide vocational training and support in environmental mitigation measures as well as providing support to the elderly,youth,women and widows all with the aim of making tyhe world a better place to be