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Usawa Space Organization works across interconnected challenges affecting marginalized communities in Kenya's ASAL regions of Samburu and the neighboring East Pokot. Our programs are community-led and designed to expand opportunity, strengthen resilience, protect dignity and create pathways for people, especially women, girls, youth and the communities we serve.
Usawa Space Organization works across interconnected challenges affecting marginalized communities in Kenya's ASAL regions of Samburu and the neighboring East Pokot. Our programs are community-led and designed to expand opportunity, strengthen resilience, protect dignity and create pathways for people, especially women, girls, youth and the communities we serve.
Our Program Areas
Pillar 1
Pillar 1
Education Access & Equity
Education Access & Equity
We address barriers that keep children, girls and youth out of school through accelerated learning, re-entry pathways, early literacy, mentorship and learning support.
Our work includes;
Community-based education advocacy and retention campaigns
Scholarships and mentorship for learners
Vocational and life skills training for out-of-school youth
Partnerships with local schools and county education departments
Pillar 2
Pillar 2
WASH- Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
WASH- Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
We improve access to safe water and sanitation while addressing the dignity and health needs that affect girls’ participation in school and community life.
Our work includes:
sand dams, sump wells,
rainwater harvesting,
school sanitation,
water committees, filtration and
menstrual health support.
Pillar 3
Pillar 3
Menstrual Health and SRHR education
Menstrual Health and SRHR education
We promote access to health information and support, with particular attention to women, girls and vulnerable households in underserved communities.
Our work includes:
sexual and reproductive health education,
menstrual health and dignity,
maternal and infant health awareness, bodily autonomy and community dialogue.
medical camps and infant & maternal health clinics/vaccinations
Pillar 4
Pillar 4
Climate Justice & Environment
Climate Justice & Environment
We support communities to respond to climate pressures through locally led environmental action, food resilience and stewardship of natural resources.
Our work includes:
eco-clubs, tree growing,
community food forests,
environmental action and climate justice initiatives engaging girls and young people.
Pillar 6
Pillar 6
Peace, Land & Resource Justice
Peace, Land & Resource Justice
In pastoralist communities, competition over land, water and natural resources can intensify vulnerability and conflict. We create spaces for dialogue and community participation.
Our focus:
peaceful coexistence,
community dialogue, land and resource concerns, and
strengthening locally informed approaches to conflict resolution.
Pillar 5
Pillar 5
Livelihoods & Community Empowerment
Livelihoods & Community Empowerment
We strengthen the agency, skills and resilience of women and young people so they can participate meaningfully in decisions and opportunities affecting their lives.
Our approach:
locally relevant skills,
community participation,
leadership, resilience and pathways toward greater economic opportunity.
Pillar 7
Pillar 7
Advocacy & Governance
Advocacy & Governance
Public participation: strengthening citizens' engagement in county governance
Local content: advocating inclusive participation in natural resource management
Social accountability: training communities to monitor service delivery
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