Our work
Kenya Community Health Network focus:
Our Primary focus is the prevention of disease and poverty reduction.
Our work
Our passion is with that of local community, the peoples well being is our main concern, we are an entry point into the community and we desire a strong and quality health care and development approach that is reachable and supportive to all .The often neglected people who cannot afford medicine and medical services should be addressed because ours is to close in the health care inequalities gap by targeting the poor.
We are working with partners to:
Nutrition
We engage right expertise and practices that help prevent malnutrition, including demonstrating effective breast feeding, cultivating and preparing nutritious food, providing food as part of emergency relief efforts, and managing reward-for-work projects to help communities improve infrastructure
Economic empowerment and development
We Support economic activities for self reliance and development.
Water
Sanitation and Environmental Health – KCHN helps communities build and maintain clean water systems and latrines and educates people about good hygiene practice to reduce the risk of illness.
Agriculture and food security
We assist community to produce more food and increase their income while managing their natural resources and preserving the environment for future generations
Education and Research
We promote and facilitate discussion between stakeholders and other members of the community to overcome the barriers to education that can keep families in a cycle of poverty and engage in research that better improve the attainment of our overall objectives.
Supporting Education for Development
We have a dream to support grassroots educational initiatives that educate everyone including girls so that each individual can become an agent of change in the social and economic development of their own communities.
Development and the betterment of society are sustainable only when local communities build capacity to create their own solutions and in particular address the challenges of the poor and the orphaned.
Community Empowerment
The Community Empowerment Program aims at building capacities and resources for poverty reduction and disease prevention. Through this program KCHN mobilizes communities and work with existing community networks to create knowledge and awareness in order to bridge the gap between the society and authority (stakeholders) for improved realization of health, human rights and development.
Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy
The goal of Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy Programme is to document, influence and advocate for human rights and health law policies, plans, laws and best practices that impact and improve the social justice in health, access to medicines, and human rights in Kenya.
Other main concerns are:
Our Primary focus is the prevention of disease and poverty reduction.
Our work
Our passion is with that of local community, the peoples well being is our main concern, we are an entry point into the community and we desire a strong and quality health care and development approach that is reachable and supportive to all .The often neglected people who cannot afford medicine and medical services should be addressed because ours is to close in the health care inequalities gap by targeting the poor.
We are working with partners to:
- Bring health care to the community through our Health Access Programs,
- Tighten the link between individuals and community health clinics through our Empowerment Program,
- Address the root causes of poor health by strengthening ,empowering individuals and communities to be health through health education ,advocacy and leadership programs and,
- Promote women’s and men’s equitable access to, and management of water ,for domestic supply, sanitation, food security and environmental sustainability
- Information, Education and Communication. I.E.C/BCC
- Reproductive health / family planning
- Tuberculosis intervention programme
- HIV/AIDS Advocacy, Awareness, Prevention and Support
- Malaria Sensitization and Prevention Programme
- Research, Lobby and Advocacy
- Capacity building of other like minded community based organizations
- Anti-Tobacco and Drug Abuse Advocacy/Lung Cancer
- Mental Health Promotion/Advocacy
- Lifestyle Diseases (like Hypertension, Diabetes, Choler etc
- Optical and Dental Health promotion
Nutrition
We engage right expertise and practices that help prevent malnutrition, including demonstrating effective breast feeding, cultivating and preparing nutritious food, providing food as part of emergency relief efforts, and managing reward-for-work projects to help communities improve infrastructure
Economic empowerment and development
We Support economic activities for self reliance and development.
Water
Sanitation and Environmental Health – KCHN helps communities build and maintain clean water systems and latrines and educates people about good hygiene practice to reduce the risk of illness.
Agriculture and food security
We assist community to produce more food and increase their income while managing their natural resources and preserving the environment for future generations
Education and Research
We promote and facilitate discussion between stakeholders and other members of the community to overcome the barriers to education that can keep families in a cycle of poverty and engage in research that better improve the attainment of our overall objectives.
Supporting Education for Development
We have a dream to support grassroots educational initiatives that educate everyone including girls so that each individual can become an agent of change in the social and economic development of their own communities.
Development and the betterment of society are sustainable only when local communities build capacity to create their own solutions and in particular address the challenges of the poor and the orphaned.
Community Empowerment
The Community Empowerment Program aims at building capacities and resources for poverty reduction and disease prevention. Through this program KCHN mobilizes communities and work with existing community networks to create knowledge and awareness in order to bridge the gap between the society and authority (stakeholders) for improved realization of health, human rights and development.
Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy
The goal of Human Rights Documentation and Advocacy Programme is to document, influence and advocate for human rights and health law policies, plans, laws and best practices that impact and improve the social justice in health, access to medicines, and human rights in Kenya.
Other main concerns are:
- Safety & Security
- Conflict mitigation and management
- Freedom from family and sexual violence