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African Conservation Centre. African Wildlife Foundation. Aga Khan Foundation. Amici del Mondo World Friends Onlus. Amref Health Africa. Asante Africa Foundation.
Kibera ( Kinubi: Forest or Jungle[ 1]) is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from the city centre. [ 2] Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. [ 3][ 4][ 5] The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates ...
BOMA.NGO, Inc. BOMA is a U.S. nonprofit organization and Kenyan NGO that works to provide poor women living in the arid and semi-arid lands of Northern Kenya with the educational, financial, and technological resources to lift themselves out of poverty. Its mission is to “empower women in the drylands of Africa to establish sustainable ...
Companies headquartered in Nairobi. The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi: East African Breweries. Equity Group Holdings Limited. Gulf African Bank. KCB Group Limited. Kenya Airports Authority. Kenya Airways. Kenya Commercial Bank Group.
The aerial water piping system was the first of its kind in Kenya and is in both Kibera and Mathare. In September 2014, Shining Hope for Communities officially opened SHOFCO-Mathare in Nairobi's second largest slum, Mathare. This site includes another school for girls, a free healthcare clinic and community and economic empowerment programs.
The Kenya Red Cross is one of the many International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement societies around the world. The Kenya organisation was established in 1965. [ 1 ] The Kenya Red Cross supports and runs a number of projects whilst raising awareness to the Kenyan public about the current issues or problems which may affect them.
Faraja Foundation was established in 1999 by Fr. Peter Meienberg. Its name, Faraja, is Swahili for 'consolation' or 'encouragement.'. [2] Initially, Faraja trust was established to finance many projects in the fields of humanitarian aid and education, engaging predominantly with displaced refugees and those living in slums. [4]
Adeso (previously Horn Relief) is Nairobi -based humanitarian non-governmental organization . The organisation was founded by Fatima Jibrell in 1991, who handed leadership over to her daughter Degal Ali in 2006. [citation needed] The organisation is noted for its use of cash-based programming to support communities in Somalia and Kenya and for ...