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African Conservation Centre. African Wildlife Foundation. Aga Khan Foundation. Amici del Mondo World Friends Onlus. Amref Health Africa. Asante Africa Foundation.
Types NGOs further the social goals of their members (or founders): improving the natural environment, encouraging the observance of human rights, improving the welfare of the disadvantaged, or representing a corporate agenda. Their goals cover a wide range of issues. They may fund local NGOs, institutions and projects, and implement projects. NGOs can be in the following ways;: orientation, i ...
Companies headquartered in Nairobi. The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi: East African Breweries. Equity Group Holdings Limited. Gulf African Bank. KCB Group Limited. Chem-labs Limited. Kenya Airports Authority. Cambrian Valuers Limited.
The Green Belt Movement ( GBM) is an indigenous grassroots organization in Kenya that empowers women through the planting of trees. It is one of the most effective and well-known grassroots organisations addressing the problem of global deforestation. [1] Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977 under the auspices of the ...
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a grassroots movement based in Nairobi, Kenya in urban slums providing services, community advocacy platforms, and education and leadership development for women and girls. SHOFCO serves more than 350,000 urban slum dwellers in 10 slums across three cities in Kenya. [1]
In this article, NGOs in West Africa will be divided into three categories: African national NGOs, African international NGOs, and non-African international NGOs. NGOs stand for non-governmental organizations. [1] These organizations are mostly non-profit and mostly work independently from the government, they have specific aims that range from ...
The Kenya Red Cross is one of the many International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement societies around the world. The Kenya organisation was established in 1965. [1] The Kenya Red Cross supports and runs a number of projects whilst raising awareness to the Kenyan public about the current issues or problems which may affect them.
CFK Africa. Founded in 2001 by Rye Barcott, Salim Mohamed, and the late Tabitha Atieno Festo, CFK Africa (previously Carolina for Kibera) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Registered as an NGO in Kenya and a 501 (c) (3) in the US, CFK Africa is a pioneer of ...