Initiatives

About Us

LAWY is an acronym for:

L- is lively, our life is full of energy.

A- is for Advantage for we are blessed with many ideas.

W- is for warm hearted, it is you.

Y- is for young, the years never show.

Whereas AFRIK is Africa

Lawy Afrik Foundation is a Kenyan based fully registered Non-Governmental Organization with operations in 18 counties in Kenya.

The organization was formed with a singular aim of elevating the lives of the less fortunate in our society and improving the quality of life.

Lawy Afrik Foundation undertakes this through a combination of skills training, mentorship, counseling, community service, health and empowerment programs tailored to respond to specific issues in the communities we operate in.

Our Vision

A world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security

Mission

To change, empower and improve the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our immediate

Mantra

Transforming lives, one person at a time

Our Program Areas

Skills & Training

This program is designed to respond to the maddening levels of unemployment that cut across people of productive ages, who find themselves in a skills mismatch in relations to the market skills demands.

In response to the demand for new skills for the 4^th industrial revolution, and the technical skills gap, we run a number of programs that aim at bridging this yawning gap. Such initiatives include;

Fashion, Design and Garment Making – Kahawa Wendani; Nairobi
Urban Farming – Kibera, Kangemi and Westlands; Nairobi
Beading and Embroidery – Kahawa Sukari, Kariokor; Narobi
Beauty, Cosmetics and Styling – Migori, Kasarani, Kisumu

Youth

The foundation is passionate about the youth and their empowerment. We do this to engage the youth to avoid deviant behaviours like drug abuse, teen pregnancies, illicit sexual relations, and skills impartations to escape extreme poverty levels at home.

Through these programs, we offer and carry out mentorships, counseling services, sexual and reproductive health education, sporting events, book donations and soft skills training. Ongoing initiatives in this category include:

Lawy Pad Drive – Machakos, Nakuru, Kilifi, Kwale and West Pokot Counties
Comprehensive Adolescent, Reproductive and Sexuality Education – Nakuru, Busia, Isiolo, Meru and Kitui Counties
Lawy Football Tournament – Migori County (Done during school holidays)
Profession Based Contact Mentorship – Migori, Homabay, Kisii, Nyamira, Vihiga, Turkana and Embu Counties
Art Promotion – Kahawa Wendani (we provide space for artworks and a shop to sell their works)
Photography and Videography Training and Studio Works – Kiambu, Kajiado Counties.
Book Donation and E-Libraries – Kiambu, Nairobi, Migori, Kisii and Kitui

Health

An unhealthy people are definitely not a happy people. Some of the health challenges that face people living in absolute poverty can be easily managed through innovative solutions that respond to their conditions. Our initiatives here include;

Jigger Eradications – Soy, Luanda, Yala and Vihiga (Vihiga, Siaya and Transzoia Counties)

School and home sanitation programmes – Taita Taveta, Isiolo, Marsabit, Nakuru and Kericho counties

Non-communicable Diseases management – Nairobi, Mombasa, Meru, Embu, Nakuru and Eldoret.

Communities

United and cohesive societies provide a conducive environment to discover, develop, and experience meaningful and cultural practices.

Our work involves bringing people and communities together through sport, festivals, entertainment events, and common cause projects.

This way, social relations are built, which form a good foundation for advancing common interests, collaboration, and synergy in community development. Our work here involves;

Christimas Carols Night – Annually at Kenyatta University, Strathmore University, Tigoni Organic Farm

Social Justice Town Hall Meetings – Selected areas where police, judiciary, civil servants etc respond to people’s concerns

Youth Music, Dance and Meet Festival – Kajiado, Kisumu, Mombasa

Our Partners