What We Do
Projects
On 23rd February 2003, the former US Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. Johnny Carson, officially launched the HWWK programs in Mukuru informal settlement. This marked the beginning of HWWK’s work in HIV prevention and working with youth. Since then, HWWK has grown and provided support to thousands of vulnerable youth, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), women, truckers, and key priority populations in different parts of the country.
The beneficiaries have been reached through various programs including HIV prevention, care and treatment, general health awareness and disease prevention, education subsidies, and nutrition support. Other support programs include psychosocial support, shelter, vocational training, entrepreneurship training, support to access micro-finance initiatives, initiation of businesses, and linkage to the job market.
Ongoing Projects:
1. DREAMS CONNECT Project
HWWK through a sub-grant from CIHEB received funding from the US Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to implement an HIV prevention program among adolescent girls and young women through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The project is dubbed ‘DREAMS’ which means Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AS-free, Mentored, and Safe lives.
2. SHE SOARS Project
HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) received funding from Global Affairs Canada through CARE International in Kenya for the SHE SOARS Campaign. SHE SOARS is an acronym meaning:
- Sexual and reproductive Health and Economic empowerment (SHE)
- Supporting Out of school Adolescent Girls’ Rights and Skills (SOARS)
With an implementation period of seven (7) years, the project aims to empower and improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of girls and young women, with specific emphasis on out-of-school adolescent girls.
3. Global Fund HIV Project
HWWK is implementing a HIV Global fund grant through a sub-grant from Kenya Red Cross Society under the New Funding Mechanism 3 (NFM3).
The grants key areas of interventions are:
- Increasing access and uptake of HIV prevention services and commodities
- Promoting community based approaches to HIV service delivery
- Improving initiation and adherence to treatment
Ongoing Projects:
1. DREAMS CONNECT Project
HWWK through a sub-grant from CIHEB received funding from the US Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to implement an HIV prevention program among adolescent girls and young women through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The project is dubbed ‘DREAMS’ which means Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AS-free, Mentored, and Safe lives.
HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) received funding from Global Affairs Canada through CARE International in Kenya for the SHE SOARS Campaign. SHE SOARS is an acronym meaning:
- Sexual and reproductive Health and Economic empowerment (SHE)
- Supporting Out of school Adolescent Girls’ Rights and Skills (SOARS)
With an implementation period of seven (7) years, the project aims to empower and improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of girls and young women, with specific emphasis on out-of-school adolescent girls.
2. SHE SOARS Project
3. Global Fund HIV Project
HWWK is implementing a HIV Global fund grant through a sub-grant from Kenya Red Cross Society under the New Funding Mechanism 3 (NFM3).
The grants key areas of interventions are:
- Increasing access and uptake of HIV prevention services and commodities
- Promoting community based approaches to HIV service delivery
- Improving initiation and adherence to treatment
4. Start Small Education (Elimu ya Vijana Tuelekeze) Project
HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) through a sub-grant from CARE International in Kenya received funding from the Start Small Foundation through the CARE USA Crisis Response Campaign: East Africa Education Initiative, to implement a two (2) year project to mitigate the effects of COVID – 19 on education.
The project aims to ensure that adolescents (10-19 year old) in school stay in school and are able to transit to the next grades/classes or higher levels of education. The Project will do this by training teachers to provide mental health and psychosocial support to adolescents, empower adolescents with knowledge and skills on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH), life skills, financial literacy, and development of adolescent leadership competence skills.
5. UON CRISSP KP Project
HWWK is implementing an HIV prevention project to reach Key populations including Female Sex Workers (FSW) with their partners and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). Funding is provided from the Presidential Emergency Fund for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) through a sub-grant from the University of Nairobi CRISSP project.
Project goal: To Increasing Access to and Availability of Sustainable, High Quality, Comprehensive Health and Structural Interventions among Key Populations and Priority Populations in Central, and Eastern Regions of the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) through a sub-grant from CARE International in Kenya received funding from the Start Small Foundation through the CARE USA Crisis Response Campaign: East Africa Education Initiative, to implement a two (2) year project to mitigate the effects of COVID – 19 on education.
The project aims to ensure that adolescents (10-19 year old) in school stay in school and are able to transit to the next grades/classes or higher levels of education. The Project will do this by training teachers to provide mental health and psychosocial support to adolescents, empower adolescents with knowledge and skills on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH), life skills, financial literacy, and development of adolescent leadership competence skills.
4. Start Small Education (Elimu ya Vijana Tuelekeze) Project
5. UON CRISSP KP Project
HWWK is implementing an HIV prevention project to reach Key populations including Female Sex Workers (FSW) with their partners and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM). Funding is provided from the Presidential Emergency Fund for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) through a sub-grant from the University of Nairobi CRISSP project.
Project goal: To Increasing Access to and Availability of Sustainable, High Quality, Comprehensive Health and Structural Interventions among Key Populations and Priority Populations in Central, and Eastern Regions of the Republic of Kenya under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
HOPE Worldwide Kenya Projects summary January 2022
Name of Project / description | Donor/ funding agencies | Project POC | Geographical coverage | Target populations | Annual targets |
NFM 111 Global fund – HIV 1.Comprehensive HIV Prevention for Key populations
2.HIV PMTCT, Care and Treatment for general Population | Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) – GF | Rose Kuria | Nakuru, Kajiado, Laikipia Counties Meru, Isiolo counties | Key Population (FSW, MSM, PWIDs and TG) GP – PLWHIV | 17,584 (FSW 13,798 MSM 3,481 PWIDs 104 Transgender 201) |
NFM 111 Global fund – TB TB care and treatment for General Population | AMREF – GF | Roselyn Nyakundi | Kitui and Tharaka Nithi Counties | GP | TB Contact tracing 4.473 linkage to treatment 168 |
HWWK- UON CRISSP –KP Comprehensive HIV prevention Key populations | UON CRISSP -CDC | Catherine Mukundi | Kirinyaga, Embu and Tharaka Nithi Counties | Key Population (FSW, MSM) | 11,305 KPs (6,594FSW 4,711MSM) |
CONNECT- HWWK DREAMS (Empowerment and HIV prevention for Adolescent girls and young women) | CIHEB-CDC | Faith Kamau | Nairobi (13 sub counties – 31 Wards) | Adolescent Girls and Young Women | 77,381 AGYW |
START SMALL Education PROJECT (SSEP) “Elimu ya Vijana twendeleze” (Empowerment for In-school adolescent girls and boys ) | Care International Kenya | Hannah Njoki | Nairobi – Mukuru Kajiado – East & Central sub-counties | Young People | 31,000 Adolescents 80 VSLA groups 130 Teachers trained |
SHE SOARS Empowerment on SRHR for out-of-school adolescent girls | Care International Kenya – Global Affairs Canada | Catherine Mukundi | Nairobi – Mukuru Kajiado – East & Central sub-counties | Out of School Young People | 38,800 Girls 25 Girls groups /YSLA 10 Boys YSLA |
JAM QUEST Education for young people | Jam Quest | Tabitha Muia | Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan | In school Youth | *17 students |
KYEOP (Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities project) · Closing out | World Bank | Tabitha Muia | Kitui, Nakuru, Nairobi | Youth | *251 Youth |
KENYA KIDS Education support for children and youth | Individual donors | Faith Kamau | KENYA | Needy In school Children and young people | *225 Children |
*Targets determined by available funds |