Sikizana Trust for Community Development

What Sikizana Trust for Community Development does

Sikizana Trust for Community Development is a community-based non-profit organization founded in 2005 by Cosmas Mutinda Nzilili and his wife Rachael Nzilili in Mtito Andei, Makueni County, Kenya. Registered under Kenya's Ministry of Culture, Gender, Youth and Sports, the trust operates a children's rescue centre — established when the founders opened their family home to orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children — providing shelter, food, clothing, healthcare, education support, life-skills training in agribusiness and environmental conservation, and rehabilitation services. Its core offering is supplemented by the New Century School, an informal school on the slopes of Chyulu hills offering free fast-track education to late learners and children from single-mother households, and the Leadership Academy for Girls, which delivers leadership training, vocational skills (garment making, digital skills), and economic empowerment programs.

The trust's programmatic portfolio extends beyond the rescue centre into targeted community initiatives funded over time by external partners. These include the Mtito-Andei and Kibwezi Youth Development Project (MAKYo-DeP, 2007-2008, funded by the Kenya Community Development Foundation), the Winning Generation HIV/AIDS behavior-change project (2010-2011), and the BADILIKA NA UISHI HIV/AIDS stigma-reduction and sex-worker livelihood project (2010-2012, funded by the National AIDS Control Council) along the Makindu-Mtito Andei stretch of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The organization also runs a Leadership Academy for Girls, gender-based programs, sports and theatre leagues, environmental conservation (tree planting, sand dams, rainwater harvesting), and spiritual development activities. Operations are supported by trained peer educators (60 across six centres at program peak), 30 fixed condom access points, and outreach campaigns reaching over 70,000 people via radio, video, and print media.

The trust has no commercial products or services and operates as a registered charity funded solely by donations and grants. Contributions are accepted via direct bank transfer through the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB, account 1295515113) and M-PESA Paybill (Business Number 522533). Historical funding has come predominantly from institutional grants tied to specific programs (KCDF, NACC) supplemented by informal donor support, including a "Friends of Sikizana Trust" group involving corporate backers such as Serena Hotels and Kilaguni Lodges. Distribution of services occurs entirely through direct delivery at the Mtito Andei facility and within Makueni County / Kibwezi District. Marketing and beneficiary outreach combine a website (sikizanatrust.cfsites.org), Instagram (@sikizanatrust_rescue_centre), WhatsApp, radio, video shows, community events, and peer educator networks.

Name

Sikizana Trust for Community Development

Legal name

Sikizana Trust for Community Development

Website

https://sikizanatrust.cfsites.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sikizana Trust for Community Development is a Kenyan non-profit founded in 2005, operating a children's rescue centre and school in Mtito Andei, Makueni County. It delivers shelter, education, HIV/AIDS prevention, youth development, and girls' empowerment programs funded through donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development and Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGACAC

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAH

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGABAL

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

Keywords

• Child rescue services
• Community development programs
• HIV/AIDS prevention education
• Youth empowerment initiatives
• Gender equality programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mtito Andei

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a non-profit receiving donations through bank transfer (Kenya Commercial Bank) and mobile money (M-PESA Paybill). Donors can contribute directly to support the rescue centre and community programs.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sikizana Trust for Community Development is a community-based non-profit organization that operates a rescue centre providing shelter, food, clothing, healthcare, education, and rehabilitation services to orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable children in Makueni County, Kenya. It also runs the New Century School (free informal education), HIV/AIDS intervention programs (BADILIKA NA UISHI, Winning Generation), the Leadership Academy for Girls, youth development through sports and theater, and environmental conservation initiatives. All services are funded by donations and grants and delivered free of charge to beneficiaries.

Product overview

Sikizana Trust for Community Development is a nonprofit organization offering social service programs centered around its Rescue Centre as the primary initiative, complemented by The New Century School for education. The organization operates multiple focused programs including youth development through sports (MAKYo-DeP), HIV/AIDS interventions (BADILIKA NA UISHI and Winning Generation), gender empowerment initiatives including a Leadership Academy for Girls, and environmental conservation activities. These programs collectively address child welfare, education, health, and community development in Makueni County, Kenya.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New Century School: An informal school offering free education for children under the care of Sikizana Trust Rescue Centre, located on slopes of Chyulu hills in Makueni county, Kenya.
• Sikizana Trust Rescue Centre
• Leadership Academy for Girls

Quantifiable outcome

• 70,000+ community members reached through HIV/AIDS awareness media campaigns
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Government of Kenya (District Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Government involvement through District Officer issuance of certificates for peer educator training, enhancing project credibility and outreach during Winning Generation project.
• Out of Afrika (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership to secure scholarships for 5 youth from the MAKYo-DeP project, providing educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people.
• Hope World WideminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partner in peer educator training, specifically training 20 female peer educators during the MAKYo-DeP project.
• Friends of Sikizana TrustminorOthersSupporter group including Serena Hotels and Kilaguni Lodges who conduct visits to the rescue centre to provide support and engagement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan International Kenya: INGO advancing children's rights and equality for girls, with strong Kenya presence. Comparable in girls' leadership and gender empowerment programs alongside child welfare, and overlaps directly with Sikizana's Leadership Academy for Girls initiative.
• SOS Children's Villages Kenya: Operates family-based care villages for orphaned and abandoned children across Kenya. Directly comparable as a larger, established child welfare NGO operating in similar geographies, though at significantly greater scale and with a global institutional structure.
• World Vision Kenya: Large international NGO operating child sponsorship, education, health, and livelihoods programs across Kenya. Comparable across Sikizana's program stack (child welfare, HIV/AIDS, education, gender, environment) with overlapping beneficiary segments in rural counties.
• ChildFund Kenya: International NGO supporting orphaned, vulnerable children and youth in Kenya through sponsorship, education, and health programs. Comparable mission around child welfare and youth development in rural Kenya, with a larger institutional donor base and broader geographic reach.
• Compassion International Kenya: Global child sponsorship organization operating extensively in Kenya with church-based child development centers. Highly comparable in serving vulnerable children with holistic care, education, and health interventions in rural Kenyan communities, but at much larger scale.

Others

• National AIDS Control Council (NACC) Kenya: Kenyan government agency coordinating the national HIV/AIDS response. An actual funder of Sikizana's BADILIKA NA UISHI project and a structural peer as the convener of community-based HIV/AIDS interventions in Kenya.
• Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF): A Kenyan community foundation that has actually funded Sikizana's MAKYo-DeP project. Comparable as a Kenyan community development grantmaker and ecosystem peer, though operating as a funder rather than direct service provider.

Regional players

• African Child Policy Forum (ACPF): Pan-African child rights policy and advocacy organization headquartered in Addis Ababa with programs across East Africa. Comparable as an Africa-focused child welfare and rights nonprofit, though more policy/advocacy-oriented versus direct service delivery like Sikizana.

Direct peers

• Hope Worldwide Kenya: NGO providing education, health, and community development programs, and an actual partner of Sikizana on peer educator training. Highly comparable as a direct implementation peer in HIV/AIDS peer education and youth empowerment in Kenya.
• Terre des Hommes Netherlands (East Africa): INGO focused on child protection, child rights, and supporting community-based organizations for vulnerable children. Directly comparable in mission and grassroots CBO partnership model, though operating across multiple countries with larger institutional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sikizana_trust_rescue_centre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sikizana-trust

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