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ORPHANS, YOUTHS, AGED AND WOMEN INITIATIVES (OYAWI) is a Public Benefit Organization (PBO) formerly Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Nairobi Kenya. OYAWI is a registered Public Benefit Organization established in the year 2019 and registered with NGO Co-ordination Board of Kenya on 17th December, 2020. The organization carries out its operations in five (5) counties within Kenya namely: – Kajiado, Homa-Bay, Siaya and Kakamega. The organization intends to widen its scope of operation into the entire country in order to accomplish its mission and objectives.

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OYAWI significantly impact communities by addressing social and environmental issues, providing vital services, and fostering development. We achieve this by implementing programs and initiatives that address specific community needs, like education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation. Our work focuses on tangible improvements in areas like access to clean water, quality food, educational opportunities, and community empowerment through agripreneurships, capacity building and skills development. Our objectives are aligned with the UN SDGs.

1. Addressing Social and Environmental Issues: OYAWI often focus on issues like poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation to address the effects of climate change as well as post Covid-19 recovery. We work to raise awareness, advocate for change, and provide direct services to those affected. Since 2021, our organization have been working to combating food insecurity. We have managed to distribute quality food staff to the vulnerable women and children within Nairobi slums and rural areas. As at now, OYAWI have distributed food commodities and other humanitarian stuff to more than 1200 families with at least 6 members each. From last year, OYAWI have been distributing quality seeds to women and youth in the rural areas of Homa Bay County to reduce food insecurity as well as creating job opportunities. Youth are trained on advanced agricultural techniques to boost food productivity.
2. Providing Vital Services: OYAWI plays a crucial role in delivering essential services that may not be adequately provided by government. OYAWI through its Menstrual Health Programs, have been sensitizing the vulnerable girls and women on menstrual health and hygiene as well as distributing quality menstrual products. The girls and women have also been trained on sexual education to reduce STIs and HIV infection rates, Mental health and Child protection. The main objective of the project was to reduce absenteeism among vulnerable girls in school during their periods. The program is very vital to the girls as it help them have access to quality menstrual products, proper menstrual hygiene and management. A total of 4300 girls have directly benefited from the program and over 5000 women and girls benefited indirectly through the training and sensitization. We have distributed quality reusable sanitary pads to 4300 vulnerable school going girls. The organization’s main objective is to empower and boost all needy orphans, youths, aged and women across Kenyan community. To sensitize them on their rights and provide basic skills which enable them to engage in income generating activities for self-sufficiency and self-sustainability as well as maintaining a healthy life. The specific objectives include: 1. To facilitate and promote orphans and train youths with self-reliant learning basic skills, mobilize, sensitize and advocate for aged and women to initiate new income generating activities involving new appropriate technology transfer in areas of agriculture, environment, water and sanitation. 2. To address social and economic challenges facing women, youth and the aged including orphans in the societies across Kenya community. This will help in addressing issues related to gender based violence, FGM, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and other behavior change approaches. 3. To initiate sustainable youths’ and women development programs and projects which include among others: - Education - Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights - Agriculture - Clean Energy and waste management - Environmental conservation - Water and sanitation

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