Our Work

Three programmes, working as one.

Our programmes aren't silos — they reinforce each other. A young person with digital skills earns income. With income comes better health. With better health comes the energy to organise. And organising is what shifts the policies that shape opportunity.

01 · Digital Empowerment 02 · Health 03 · Advocacy

Programme 01

Youth & Digital Empowerment

Our flagship programme. We close the digital divide in Seme by equipping young people — and the children behind them — with the skills, devices, and connectivity to participate in the modern economy.

For too long, rural communities have been left behind in the digital revolution. A young person in Seme with the same talent as their counterpart in Nairobi or Mombasa has had a fraction of the opportunity — simply because they lacked a computer, a connection, or a guide.

Our Digital Empowerment programme is designed to fix all three. It runs across four interlocking strands — each a complete intervention on its own, but most powerful when they work together.

Online Work & Freelancing for Youth

We train young people aged 18–30 in the digital skills that translate directly to income — turning a phone or shared laptop into a livelihood.

Our bootcamps and ongoing mentorship cover the practical skills the global online economy actually pays for: virtual assistance, content writing, data entry, transcription, social media management, graphic design, and customer support. We pair technical training with the soft skills that make a young freelancer succeed — communicating with international clients, managing time across time zones, and getting paid through digital wallets.

What this includes

Multi-week digital skills bootcamps
One-on-one mentorship from working freelancers
Portfolio & profile-building workshops (Upwork, Fiverr, LinkedIn)
Digital payment & financial literacy training
Shared device access for trainees who don't own a laptop
Connection to first paying gigs through our network

Computer Literacy for Children (Ages 12–17)

We engage children aged 12 to 17 in basic computer literacy across primary and senior schools in Seme Sub-county — building digital confidence from a young age, before the divide hardens.

Most children in Seme finish primary school without ever having sat in front of a working computer. By the time they reach senior school — or look for work — they're already several steps behind. We work with teachers and head teachers to deliver hands-on computer sessions inside the school day, so digital skills become as ordinary as reading and arithmetic.

What this includes

In-school basic computer literacy lessons
Typing, file management, and the office basics
Introduction to the internet & online research
Online safety & digital citizenship for minors
Coding & problem-solving fundamentals (where capacity allows)
School-level partnerships with primary & senior schools

Safeguarding: All our work with minors follows strict child-protection protocols. Sessions take place within schools, with teachers present, and with full consent from parents and head teachers.

Affordable Community WiFi

Skills without connectivity are stranded. So we built our own: an affordable, pay-as-you-go community WiFi service — at the lowest rates of any ISP in Seme.

Our community WiFi runs on hotspots installed at local community centres, schools, and inside individual homes. There are no long-term contracts. There are no monthly bills. Households and learners buy small, affordable vouchers — daily, weekly, or whatever fits their budget — and connect.

It's the same service families would pay several times more for from a commercial ISP — repriced and redesigned for the realities of a rural community.

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Digital Entrepreneurship & Financial Literacy

Earning is one thing. Building a sustainable digital livelihood — and a financial life — is another. We help young people make the leap.

Our entrepreneurship strand supports young people who want to go beyond freelancing — to build their own digital businesses, agency services, or online stores. We pair this with practical financial literacy so income translates into stability, savings, and the ability to support a household.

What this includes

Business model design for digital ventures
Branding, pricing & client acquisition
Personal finance & saving habits
Mobile money, banking & receiving international payments
Tax basics for Kenyan freelancers & entrepreneurs

Programme 02

Health

We work to close the gap between rural communities and the healthcare they deserve — with a particular focus on prevention and the long-overlooked area of mental health.

In Seme, the nearest health facility is often a long walk away. Even when reached, queues are long, supplies are limited, and many people arrive only when their condition has already become serious. Mental health is rarely discussed at all.

Our health work is about meeting people where they are — with information, sensitisation, and trusted referral pathways — long before a small problem becomes a crisis.

Community Health Outreach & Sensitisation

Door-to-door, market-by-market health awareness work — bringing accurate, relevant health information to households that wouldn't otherwise receive it.

Topics we cover

Hygiene & clean water practices
Malaria prevention and net usage
HIV/AIDS awareness and stigma reduction
Vaccination schedules & childhood immunisation
Nutrition & common deficiency prevention
Non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes basics)

Mental Health Awareness & Psychosocial Support

Mental health is still surrounded by stigma in much of rural Kenya. We work to change that — gently, persistently, and with the trust of the community.

We hold open community conversations about depression, anxiety, substance use, and the everyday stresses that affect young people in particular. We train peer supporters who can listen well, spot warning signs, and connect people to professional help when it's needed.

What this includes

Open community dialogues on mental wellbeing
Peer-supporter training for young people
Stigma-reduction campaigns in schools and markets
Referral pathways to professional mental health services
Safe-space sessions for survivors of gender-based violence

Maternal, Reproductive & Adolescent Health

Information saves lives — especially for young women, expectant mothers, and adolescents navigating decisions that will shape their futures.

What this includes

Antenatal care information and clinic referrals
Reproductive health education for adolescents
Menstrual hygiene awareness in schools
Family planning information & access
Adolescent-friendly health information sessions

Healthcare Access Partnerships

We don't run a clinic — but we make sure people can get to one.

We partner with local public and private health facilities to smooth the path between community members and the services they need. That means referrals, follow-ups, transport coordination for emergencies, and joint outreach campaigns where the health facility comes to the community rather than the other way around.

Programme 03

Advocacy

Skills and services aren't enough on their own. The rules of the game matter. We engage policy processes — sub-county, county, and national — to push for an enabling environment for our community.

Many of the barriers facing Seme aren't accidental — they're the result of decisions made in rooms our community has rarely been invited into. Resource allocation, healthcare priorities, digital infrastructure investment: these decisions shape what's possible at the grassroots level.

Our advocacy work is about getting our community into those rooms — and making sure that, when they're there, their voices carry weight.

Policy Engagement at Sub-county & County Levels

We participate actively in public participation processes, budget hearings, and county development plan consultations — bringing community priorities to the policy table.

What this includes

Submissions on the Kisumu County Integrated Development Plan
Public participation in annual county budget cycles
Engagement with Seme Sub-county administration
Position papers on digital inclusion & rural connectivity
Community consultations to surface priorities

Youth Voice in Civic Spaces

Young people are the largest demographic in Kenya and the least represented in decision-making. We work to flip that.

We train young people to participate confidently in civic spaces — from village barazas to county forums to national youth policy platforms. We connect youth in Seme with regional and national youth networks so local voices feed into broader movements.

What this includes

Civic education & rights awareness
Public-speaking & advocacy-skills training
Linkage to national youth coalitions
Affiliation with regional and international youth networks

Equity Campaigns

We campaign on the issues that disproportionately affect rural communities and marginalised groups.

Issues we work on

Digital inclusion & affordable connectivity
Equitable healthcare access in rural sub-counties
Youth economic empowerment & meaningful employment
Gender equity, including girls' education & leadership
Rights of persons with disabilities
Environmental sustainability & climate resilience

How It All Connects

Our programmes feed each other.

A young person trained in digital skills becomes a peer educator. A peer educator becomes a community advocate. A community advocate pushes for the policies that make digital infrastructure cheaper for everyone — and the cycle reinforces itself.

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Digital → Health

Young people trained in digital skills help families access health information, telemedicine, and emergency services online.

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Health → Advocacy

Healthier youth have the energy and stability to organise, attend forums, and push for policy change.

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Advocacy → Digital

Successful advocacy means more public investment in rural connectivity — making the next generation's digital education easier.

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