Kenya Kids Project
Vision & Mission

Vision

Empowered, Healthy and Safe Communities

Mission

HWWK is a Faith based Non-profit organization that exists to serve youth, children and key populations to improve their quality of life through inclusive health programming in the underserved and vulnerable communities in Kenya.

Vision

Empowered, Healthy and Safe Communities

Mission

HWWK is a Faith based Non-profit organization that exists to serve youth, children and key populations to improve their quality of life through inclusive health programming in the underserved and vulnerable communities in Kenya.

Our Core Competencies

  • Community mobilization
  • Community participation and engagement
  • Community systems strengthening
  • Community based service delivery/interventions
  • Partnership building

Our Core Values

  • Respect for the rights, differences and dignity of those we serve
  • Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community
  • Stakeholder participation for community based solutions
  • Accountability and transparency in all our actions to ensure credibility
  • Accountability for personal behaviour
  • Openness and responsiveness to feedback and learning to ensure we are creative and innovative
  • Quality, excellence and the continuous improvement of services to deliver high impact and cost effective support for our stakeholders

Our Core Competencies

  • Community mobilization
  • Community participation and engagement
  • Community systems strengthening
  • Community based service delivery/interventions
  • Partnership building

Our Core Values

  • Respect for the rights, differences and dignity of those we serve
  • Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community
  • Stakeholder participation for community based solutions
  • Accountability and transparency in all our actions to ensure credibility
  • Accountability for personal behaviour
  • Openness and responsiveness to feedback and learning to ensure we are creative and innovative
  • Quality, excellence and the continuous improvement of services to deliver high impact and cost effective support for our stakeholders

Guiding Priciples

  • Gender:HWWK is committed to addressing the inequalities and harmful norms that put both men and women at risk of disease, poor health and violence.
  • Ensure strategic collaboration and coordination:Programs will ensure strong collaboration between HWWK and the counties where we work, the target populations, the local community and community organizations, to ensure a synergistic approach. We will also collaborate and cooperate with the GOK and with our donors as they coordinate on a national level.
  • Community capacity, ownership, and leadership:HWWK will focus on engaging in activities and capacity building efforts that lead to county and local ownership and leadership. In the counties HWWK will focus on developing, supporting, and sustaining the stakeholder capabilities that exist, especially in regard to community based organizations, target populations and groups.
  • Evidence-based Interventions:Interventions will be aligned and directly respond to the needs of youth, children, key and priority populations in Kenya with respect to the current evidence based interventions being used, and recommendations on best practices and lessons learned from other stakeholders.
  • Invest in leadership, capacity and systems for long-term sustainability:The programs will support civil society to cultivate leadership, build expertise and capacity, and strengthen systems to ensure responsiveness and sustainability.
  • Increase involvement of the private sector:The programs will continue to leverage the private sector through public private partnerships and other arrangements to improve the well-being of youth, children, key and priority populations

Guiding Priciples

  • Gender:HWWK is committed to addressing the inequalities and harmful norms that put both men and women at risk of disease, poor health and violence.
  • Ensure strategic collaboration and coordination:Programs will ensure strong collaboration between HWWK and the counties where we work, the target populations, the local community and community organizations, to ensure a synergistic approach. We will also collaborate and cooperate with the GOK and with our donors as they coordinate on a national level.
  • Community capacity, ownership, and leadership:HWWK will focus on engaging in activities and capacity building efforts that lead to county and local ownership and leadership. In the counties HWWK will focus on developing, supporting, and sustaining the stakeholder capabilities that exist, especially in regard to community based organizations, target populations and groups.
  • Evidence-based Interventions:Interventions will be aligned and directly respond to the needs of youth, children, key and priority populations in Kenya with respect to the current evidence based interventions being used, and recommendations on best practices and lessons learned from other stakeholders.
  • Invest in leadership, capacity and systems for long-term sustainability:The programs will support civil society to cultivate leadership, build expertise and capacity, and strengthen systems to ensure responsiveness and sustainability.
  • Increase involvement of the private sector:The programs will continue to leverage the private sector through public private partnerships and other arrangements to improve the well-being of youth, children, key and priority populations