About the Project
The project consisted of purchasing solar lighting units for households that do not have electricity.
Location
Informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Quick Project Stats
| Funding Date | March 2025 |
| Luena Investment | $2,500 |
| CBO Partner | Community Implementing Initiative (CII) |
| Village | Mathare and Korogocho |
| Country | Kenya |
| # of Children Impacted | 320 |
| Community Contribution | $450 |
Many Families in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements Lack Electricity
In Kenya, most of the informal settlements are associated with poor people who do casual labor to feed their family and live below a dollar a day. Most of the children are faced by major challenge of not going to school due to lack of school fees and supplies. As we conduct household visits each week, our peer educators identified 280 households who have no electricity for the last three years. The children in these households are affected in many ways since they cannot do homework at evening and are subject to insecurity and stigma in the community. Despite several reminders to the government officials, no assistance has been provided to correct this problem.
Home Lighting Supports Learning and Wellbeing
The donation from Luena Foundation was used to purchase 110 solar light units which were distributed to the affected beneficiaries. The beneficiaries were trained how to use them and protect them from theft. The solar lights are charged during the day and used at night. Access to this lighting at night reduces poverty-related stigma and supports the children’s ability to work on their education.
Meet our Partner Community-Based Organization
Community Implementing Initiative (CII) is a community based organization which is registered with the Ministry of Social Gender Services as a CBO in 2006 and working in Mathare, Korogocho, Eastleigh and Babadogo. Our mandate is to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable communities through child protection, improved access to basic quality education, quality healthcare, and mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS among the marginalized communities and groups.
To learn more about our partner organization, click here.
