Are you a registered organisation?
Yes. CIPA Kenya is a registered community-based organisation in
Kenya, founded in May 2020. We maintain an official organisational
bank account capable of receiving local and international transfers,
and we comply with Kenyan reporting and governance requirements
for CBOs.
Can I volunteer if I don't live in Seme?
Absolutely. We welcome remote volunteers — particularly for
communications, content creation, research, mentorship for our
youth freelancers, and online digital-skills facilitation. For
in-person roles, you'd need to be based in or able to travel to
Seme Sub-county or Kisumu.
Do you work only with youth?
We are youth-led and youth-focused, but our work benefits the
whole community. Our health outreach reaches families of all
ages. Our community WiFi serves households, schools, and
businesses. Our advocacy work pushes for policy change that
affects everyone.
How do you decide what programmes to run?
We listen. Every programme we run started with conversations in
the community — with young people, parents, head teachers, health
workers, and elders. We then design pilot interventions, learn
from them, and scale what works. The people most affected by a
problem are the ones designing the solution.
Can my organisation co-design a programme with you?
Yes — that's our preferred way of working with new partners.
Whether you're a foundation, a tech company, another NGO, or a
government agency, we're open to co-designing interventions that
match your priorities with our community's needs. Reach out and
let's talk.
How can I send financial support?
Please contact us directly — by phone, WhatsApp, or email — and
we'll share our official organisational bank account details and
any other supported channels (e.g. M-Pesa) along with the receipt
and acknowledgement we provide for every contribution.