Nguzo Africa is an innovative community foundation committed to just, resilient, and prosperous communities. Our mission is to empower people, create economic opportunities and transform communities for prosperity of current and future generations.
We advocate for community-led development that ensures communities are actively involved in the identification, design, and execution of solutions for the challenges they face. Our interventions are guided by the principles of transparency, participation, local empowerment, demand-responsiveness, power with development, and providing new options for failed traditional development. Established in 2011, Nguzo Africa undertakes programs in Kenya and Africa.
Vision
An innovative community foundation committed to just, resilient, and prosperous communities.
Mission
Our mission is to empower people, create economic opportunities and transform communities for prosperity of current and future generations.
Nguzo Africa's 5 Thematic Pillar
- Governance, peace, gender equality, inclusion, and social Justice. To promote participatory governance, peace, gender equality and social justice.
- Sustainable agriculture and food security. To improve productivity among small holder farmers for nutrition, food security and incomes.
- Climate change and environment conservation. To tackle climate change crisis, conserve and protect the environment for sustainable development in ASALs and Lake Basin Regions of Kenya.
- Organisation excellence. To position Nguzo Africa as a vibrant, innovative, and model organisation for effective service delivery.
- Building resilience through #ShiftThePower, Community philanthropy and fundraising. To build finance resilience of Nguzo Africa through community philanthropy and #ShiftThePower, social enterprises development, innovations, and catalytic investments.
https://nguzo.africa/
@NguzoAfrica
Committed to just, resilient and prosperous communities