Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives in Kenya
We are a community development organization with a mission of promoting sustainable livelihoods and family health in Africa through capacity building, microfinance, and access to quality healthcare.
Through our public health, education, income generation, and capacity-building programs, today our services have reached over 390,000 villagers on the slopes of Mt. Kenya.
4,279
Individuals received loans to start their business
705,791
Home visits conducted by Community Health Volunteers
573,254
Students received health education through our mobile clinics
For the last 24 years, HopeCore has provided quality healthcare and loans to the women and children of Kenya. From a humble beginning, we have grown from serving 12 resource-poor women with a budget of only $5,000 to serving over 390,000 community members.
Ours is a story of bringing hope, health, and empowerment to the underserved of Kenya.
Community Health Promoters
In a historic partnership with the Kenya Ministry of Health, HopeCore has the responsibility to train, evaluate, and supervise 1265 Community Health Promoters. In the last year, HopeCore-empowered CHPs have completed over 918,245 educational household visits.
Micro Enterprise
The HopeCore Micro Enterprise Program goes beyond microfinance—it’s a pathway to sustainable poverty eradication and economic empowerment in Tharaka Nithi County. By integrating capacity building, funding client-centered enterprises, and offering tailored financial support, we equip entrepreneurs with the skills, resources, and mentorship needed to break the cycle of poverty.
School Health
In a unique 13-year partnership with the Ministry of Education, HopeCore has provided health education, free clinical services, insecticide-treated malaria prevention bed nets, clean treated drinking water systems and handwashing soap to a complete school district serving 119,145 students in 615 schools. In addition, we have trained 281 Teacher Health Champions to supervise students in 181 active health clubs.
Maternal and Child Health
HopeCore has pioneered, over the last 9 years, innovative neighborhood child maternal health clinics, which offer mothers with young children: growth chart monitoring, free clinical health services, malaria prevention bed nets, comprehensive family planning services, and ongoing education in raising a healthy child. This program has benefited over 62,913 women and 37,591 children.
Eye Health
In 201, HopeCore initiated a vision health program at 416 partner schools to improve the vision and health of students, identifying 145 children for our vision clinic during the initial vision screening. Our program provides health education on eye care, vision acuity screening, free treatment for eye infections, and free eyeglasses. Since 2021, HopeCore has provided eye care education and vision acuity screening to 123,069 students.
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
In addition to providing clean treated drinking water systems and handwashing soap to 284 schools, HopeCore-empowered CHVs have consistently ensured that at least 87.5% of homes have handwashing stations. They've also continued to educate our clients on the importance of treating all of their drinking water, hand hygiene, and home sanitation.
Join Our Inner Circle!
Embark on a journey of meaningful contribution and community with Village HopeCore's Nourish campaign.
By joining our monthly giving program, you're not just donating; you're becoming part of a generous circle of supporters who are dedicated to actively shaping global health initiatives.
This is more than a donation; it's a partnership and a journey.
No matter the size of your contribution, every bit makes a significant difference.
Join the Nourish monthly giving program today and be at the heart of transformative global health initiatives!
Join us in Kenya!
We are hosting a 14-day Kenya experience of a lifetime - the next trip is in 2025! This trip combines five days in the village visiting and working with our programs with a 6-day luxury safari and 3-day Kenya coast stay!
2023 Annual Report
HopeCore continues to be proactive and creative with our programs, focusing on the elimination of poverty, disease prevention, maternal and child health promotion, and building technical and human capacity.
The 2023 Annual Report demonstrates our impact in the communities that we serve and how our programs continue to be strengthened and expanded.
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