Imarika Foundation

Empower Lives, Transforming Communities Together

Imarika Foundation, aims to uplift communities through impactful CSR initiatives. Focused on education, health, agribusiness, environment, and disaster relief.

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Vision

Secure, Empowered, resilient and transformed communities.

Goal

Provide access to sustainable development to people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mission

Partner with individuals, communities and organizations to enhance access to equitable opportunities to the disadvantaged.

About Imarika
Foundation

Background Information

Imarika Foundation was registered by Imarika SACCO in October, 2015 as an NGO to propagate the CSR issues of the SACCO in a broader perspective. All along the SACCO had been engaging in CSR activities by way of giving back to the community through its donation kit under the marketing vote head.

Sooner than later, the SACCO realized that the donation kit was no longer adequate following the many requests put forward by stake holders especially learning institutions seeking trophies to award their winning students during school prize giving days.

The foundation works with the local communities, NGOs, well-wishers, and other interested parties in Kilifi County and beyond to improve the lives of the less fortunate through the provision of essential services under five thematic areas (EDUCATION, HEALTH, AGRI BUSINESS, and ENVIRONMENT & DISASTER RELIEF)

Beneficiaries

Young and needy secondary school students

Youth

Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Orphans and Vulnerable Women

Vulnerable Women and Men

Our Focus

  • Secondary school scholarship
  • Enhancing E-Learning platform.
  • Mentoring of target groups
  • Creating economic opportunities for vulnerable youth
  • Proper Food, Nutrition and Health for orphans & vulnerable children.
  • Providing social well being for opportunities for adolescent girls & young women
  • Provision of food and social amenities in times of disaster.

Impact & Innovation

Over the period, the Foundation has done programs on EDUCATION, HEALTH & DISASTER MANAGEMENT and has recorded a number of milestones with significant impact to the communities within and outside Kilifi County as described below;

ACHIEVEMENTS

Health

  • 3500 people treated in the Anti-jigger campaigns
  • 8000 shoes donated to students in schools
  • 3000 people treated Eye Camps
  • 4500 people treated during General health camps
  • 10 Health clubs started in schools 50,000 dignity packs distributed to girls

Education

  • 126 students fully sponsored Mentorship program
  • 35 E-learning gadgets donated to the sponsored students
  • 75 youths in vocational training

Disaster & Emergency Relief

  • Food donations to 450 floods victims’ families
  • Food donations to 6000 VCs families in Kilifi County
  • Donations of 50 water tanks
  • Donations of 5000 PPIs to SMEs

Overall Achievements

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School children’s lives Improved through Our health and the education programs

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People have participated in Our outreach programs.

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Members of the community reached.

Success Stories

Lillian Karisa from MASHEHENI in Malindi was born in good health condition, as she grew up she developed complications in regard to her eye sight. She lost the ability to see and recognize objects around her; finally she became blind and could not walk without the aid of another person. With the help of her parents, Lillian attended one of our free eye medical camps in Malindi in 2019, and with the help of Doctors from Mombasa eye hospital Lillian was discovered to suffer from eye trachoma, a condition that is brought about by a contagious bacterial infection of the eye, causing inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the lids. This needed a specialized treatment which Imarika Foundation fully sponsored. Today Lillian has fully recovered her eye sight and is able to attend school at MASHEHENI Primary school on her own. Thanks to the foundation.
Lillian Karisa
Lillian KarisaMASHEHEN - Malindi

We appeal to interested well - wishers
and everyone to partner with us and
make a difference in the society.

Our Sponsors and Partners:

Our Programs & Activities

General Medical Camps

  • Target groups

    • Under five years old children
    • The old from marginalized communities in Kilifi, Kwale and Tana river counties

  • Activities

    • Check-ups for people Medication for ailments Routine blood pressure measurement to adults
    • Immunization and treatment for children under five years

  • Target groups

    • The old
    • Children in school suffering from eye ailments

  • Activities

    • Cataract operations for the old Specialized glasses for school going kidsReading glasses Medication for all

  • Target groups

    • School children in jigger prone areas
    • Old men and women from marginalized communities

  • Activities

    • Treatment to kids and the old infested with jiggers Shoe distribution to kids in jigger prone areas Fumigation of homes in jigger prone areas

  • Target groups

    • Primary schools in jigger infested areas
    • Primary schools in areas where teenage pregnancies in very rampant in Kilifi ,Kwale and Tana River

  • Activities

    • Health talks in schools
    • Guidance and counselling for the kids Sexual reproductive education for the kids

  • Target groups

    • Teenagers in schools
    • Teenage parents(both male and female)

  • Activities

    • Community dialogues on reproductive health
    • Awareness campaigns on reproductive health and good behaviour change

  • Target groups

    • Hiv/Aids caregivers
    • OVC

  • Activities

    • Food distribution to families
    • Economic empowerment program to caregivers-financial literacy programs to families
Scholarships

  • Target groups

    • Bright but needy students in Kilifi, Kwale and Tana River

  • Activities

    • School fees for the students to secondary schools
    • Guidance and counselling sessions
    • Mentorship to the students during school holidays

  • Target groups

    • The old
    • Children in school suffering from eye ailments

  • Activities

    • Cataract operations for the old Specialized glasses for school going kidsReading glasses Medication for all
Donations

  • Target groups

    • Vulnerable families affected by floods, drought and other natural calamities

  • Activities

    • Food distribution and other assorted items
    • Campaigns on environmental and natural resource management