Kipepeo Community Empowerment Program

Kipepeo Community Empowerment Program (KCEP) is a Community Based Organization, Non-Profit and Non-Governmental initiated in October 2009 to help spearhead community driven development initiatives and enable needy community groups participate in integrated activities to achieve quality livelihood and be self-sustainable.

KCEP delivers its activities through the power and spirit of volunteerism approach to build sustainable communities / intercultural exchange and thriving villages in our country. Our main purpose is promote youth employment and information exchange among Kenyans and international communities (voluntary work-camps, short and long term volunteering) youth mobility, social inclusion, community development, Permaculture design Human rights education promotion of peace among our diverse communities, understanding and unity of purpose.

KCEP provides services in entrepreneurship and development, information technology trainings and empowerment (ICT), education (Kipepeo Community Education Centre) health and education in HIV & AIDS management and awareness, malaria and TB awareness and advocacy, Rehabilitation of street children, supporting orphans and vulnerable children, deployment of both local and international volunteers to various community projects, community entrepreneurship/ community microfinance trainings and monitoring (Community Savings and loaning) , Capacity Building sessions to youth groups, vocational schools, primary and secondary schools, Special educational needs support projects, creative and performing art, empowerment and support of disabled persons in our communities, permaculture design farming activities, Eco-Tourism, Environmental education and Management.

KCEP harness and develop the power of young people, by effectively involving them in direct implementation of the core activities that develops their skills, enabling them become self-reliance and sustainable people in community service and development. We engage young people in a constructive manner enabling them initiative and build their ideas, develop prototype, test and develop products that meet the people’s needs and help reduce the problems and challenges that most faced in development sector.

VISION: A better future and right livelihood for families and individuals in our villages and self-sustainable communities

MISSION: Our mission is to improve the quality of life of the local communities through sustainable local development initiatives in Kenya

CORE VALUES:

1. People are the centre of development; they are the forces of our intervention.
2. Being transparent and accountable.
3. Sustainability should be inbuilt in all interventions.
4. Wholes –Wellness (Development of total person)

GOAL: Our goal is to enhanced capacity, improved living standards and quality livelihood of needy and vulnerable community groups; children, youths and women in Kenya.