HOPE worldwide Kenya

What HOPE worldwide Kenya does

HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) is a faith-based, Kenya-registered non-governmental organization founded in 1999 by volunteers from the Nairobi Christian Church (a constituent of the International Churches of Christ) and officially launched into programmatic operations in 2003. The organization delivers a layered portfolio of social programs targeting vulnerable populations in Nairobi's informal settlements (Mukuru, Mathare, Kiambiu, Kibera, Tassia, Kasarani) and Kajiado County, spanning HIV prevention and sexual & reproductive health (CONNECT DREAMS, serving 70,000+ adolescent girls and young women; SHE SOARS), support for orphans and vulnerable children (MWENDO via USAID/CRS; Kenya Kids child sponsorship for 70+ children), economic strengthening and vocational training (Mukuru Center of HOPE with subsidized units priced $25–$200), and menstrual health (Sanitary Towels For Every Girl). Core technology is limited to a WordPress website, donation platforms (PayPal, M-Changa), and an employee portal — there is no proprietary tech stack or AI/ML capability disclosed.

Revenue is sourced primarily from international institutional donors — PEPFAR/CDC, USAID, Global Fund, Grand Challenges Canada, SIDA, ILO — channeled via prime implementers (CRS, CIHEB-Kenya, CARE International, Kenya Red Cross, AMREF), supplemented by corporate CSR partnerships (Walmart Foundation, Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, Shell, Two Rivers), individual donor giving (including $30/month Kenya Kids sponsorships), and earned revenue from the 2018-registered wholly-owned social enterprise subsidiary HOPE Innovations and Empowerment Limited. Free beneficiary services are funded through grant sub-awards and donations; 140+ volunteers contribute over 200,000 hours annually to program delivery.

Name

HOPE worldwide Kenya

Legal name

HOPE worldwide Kenya

Website

https://hopewwkenya.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HOPE worldwide Kenya is a faith-based nonprofit founded in 1999 that delivers HIV prevention, OVC support, sexual and reproductive health, vocational training, and education sponsorship programs for vulnerable adolescent girls, orphans, and caregivers in Nairobi informal settlements and Kajiado County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development and Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Community health programs
• HIV prevention services
• Youth vocational training
• Child sponsorship programs
• Livelihood empowerment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue from international donor funding including PEPFAR/CDC, USAID, Global Fund, Grand Challenges Canada, SIDA, ILO for implementing health and development programs.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships with organizations including The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, Walmart Foundation, Shell Oil Products Africa, and others providing funding and donations.
3. Individual Donations: Individual donor contributions through online platforms (PayPal, M-Changa) for sponsorship programs, school fees support, and general donations.
4. Volunteer Contributions: Over 140 committed volunteers contribute over 200,000 volunteer hours annually, providing program delivery capacity.
5. Social Enterprise: HOPE Innovations and Empowerment Limited generates revenue through vocational skills training and cottage industries creating employment for youth while providing quality products and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HOPE worldwide Kenya is a faith-based non-governmental organization that delivers free community-based programs addressing HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, child and youth sponsorship, and improved livelihoods to vulnerable populations in Kenyan informal settlements. Its portfolio includes the Kenya Kids Project for orphans and vulnerable children, CONNECT DREAMS and MWENDO for HIV-affected adolescents, SHE SOARS for gender-based violence prevention, Health and HIV Services, vocational training at the Mukuru Center of HOPE, and the social enterprise HOPE Innovations and Empowerment Limited.

Product overview

HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK) is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of social programs targeting vulnerable communities in informal settlements across Kenya. The core offerings include: Kenya Kids Project for orphaned and vulnerable children sponsorship; CONNECT DREAMS for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women; MWENDO for OVC support; SHE SOARS for sexual reproductive health; Health and HIV Services; Improved Livelihoods for vocational training; and HOPE Innovations and Empowerment Limited as a social enterprise providing vocational skills training and cottage industries. These programs work together to address health, education, economic empowerment, and community development needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kenya Kids Project: An Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) sponsorship project created to serve children by embracing and strengthening highly vulnerable families through education support, nutrition, and economic strengthening.
• HOPE Volunteer Corps Kenya

Products and services

• Kenya Kids Project An Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) sponsorship project that serves children by embracing and strengthening highly vulnerable families through education support, nutrition, school uniforms, and caregiver income support. Sponsorship commitment runs for 2 years per family at $30 (Ksh 3,000) monthly, covering nutrition, school fees, uniforms, and caregiver income support.
• CONNECT DREAMS An HIV prevention program that empowers Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) aged 10–24 in informal settlements with tools to reduce HIV risks through access to education, economic opportunities, sexual and reproductive health services, and prevention of gender-based violence. Implemented across multiple Nairobi informal settlement sites and has reached over 70,000 AGYW.
• MWENDO Project A USAID-funded project through Catholic Relief Services that supports Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to address social determinants of health and improve wellbeing of children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. Provides HIV support, household economic strengthening, parenting education, and caregiver support.
• SHE SOARS A Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention program providing life skills, financial management training, economic empowerment, and access to SRH services for adolescents and young women in informal settlements and Kajiado County.
• Health and HIV Services Comprehensive HIV and sexual and reproductive health services including HIV care and treatment, prevention education, HIV testing, and access to health services for vulnerable youth, children, and families, delivered through partner health facilities (e.g., Njiru Health Center, Mukuru Health Centre).
• Improved Livelihoods Program Program that works with youth and child caregivers to improve entrepreneurship and vocational skills, enabling them to start businesses or obtain jobs by linking them to internships, microfinance opportunities (e.g., YSLA groups), and entrepreneurship training.
• Sanitary Towels For Every Girl Initiative that provides sanitary towels to girls who cannot afford them, addressing menstrual health to keep girls in school during their menses; sponsored at $10 (Ksh 1,000) per year per girl.
• HOPE Volunteer Corps Kenya Volunteer program that restores communities affected by poverty through teaching children, training teachers, mentoring youth, conducting vacation bible schools, and developing sustainable agriculture programs. Mobilizes over 140 volunteers contributing over 200,000 volunteer hours annually.
• Mukuru Center of HOPE Vocational Training Vocational training center offering subsidized training in Hair & Beauty (6 months at $70/Ksh 7,000), Fashion & Design (6 months at $70/Ksh 7,000), Computer Application Skills ($25/Ksh 2,500), and accompanying business start-up kits (Hair & Beauty at $100/Ksh 10,000; Fashion & Design at $200/Ksh 20,000) to empower out-of-school youth.
• HOPE Innovations and Empowerment Limited A social enterprise registered in 2018 as a wholly owned subsidiary that contributes to sustainable empowerment of vulnerable communities through vocational skills training and cottage industries, creating employment for youth while providing quality products and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70,000 AGYW empowered with tools to reduce HIV risks through CONNECT DREAMS
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrime implementer of MWENDO project with HWWK as sub-grantee. USAID-funded OVC support program.
• CIHEB-Kenya (Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONNECT DREAMS implementation partner receiving PEPFAR funding through CDC with HWWK as sub-grantee.
• CARE International in KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementer of SHE SOARS project with HWWK, addressing HIV prevention for adolescent girls and young women.
• AMREF Health AfricamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican health NGO network partner for health programming.
• Kenya Red Cross SocietymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian partner implementing Global Fund programs in coordination with HWWK.
• Plan InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild rights organization implementing development programs in Kenya.
• JhpiegominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical partner for health service delivery and training.
• Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReproductive health services provider offering family planning and reproductive health services to DREAMS beneficiaries.
• Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity organization providing dignity packs and support to AGYW in Mathare.
• Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFaith-based HIV program referring beneficiaries to MWENDO project.
• UN WomenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged HWWK beneficiary Hadale Saru for conferences and activism; year-long mentorship program for DREAMS graduates.
• HOPE worldwide CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal HOPE worldwide network member providing organizational support and connections.
• International Churches of Christ (ICOC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member organization; supports volunteer programs and HOPE Volunteer Corps.
• Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment blood service for blood donor mobilization programs.
• Health NGO NetworkminorOthersMember of Health NGO network for coordination and learning.
• Volunteer Involving Organizations (VIO) Network SocietyminorOthersHWWK holds deputy chairperson position; network for volunteer coordination.
• Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute (KCITI)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVocational training institute providing sponsored courses for DREAMS beneficiaries; provides employment opportunities for graduates.
• Feet on the Rock InstituteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVocational training institute in Jericho Market providing tailoring courses; retained DREAMS graduates as staff.
• Diamond Vision InstituteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining institute in Buruburu providing hairdressing courses; employed DREAMS graduate as cashier/bookkeeper.
• Government of KenyamajorOthersRegistered NGO working with county governments; aligns with national health and development priorities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Kenya: INGO focused on child rights, education, and youth empowerment, including SRHR programming for adolescent girls. Comparable in targeting vulnerable children and AGYW in Kenya with similar multi-donor funding approach.
• Compassion International Kenya: Faith-based child sponsorship organization serving OVC and vulnerable families in Kenya through sponsorship and community partnerships. Highly comparable to HWWK's Kenya Kids sponsorship and faith-based delivery model.
• Kenya Red Cross Society: Kenyan humanitarian organization implementing Global Fund HIV, TB, and malaria programs in coordination with HWWK. Comparable as a community-based, multi-donor, health-and-humanitarian delivery NGO.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest indigenous health NGO, headquartered in Nairobi, implementing HIV/SRHR and community health programs across Kenya with similar donor mix. Directly comparable as a Kenyan health-focused NGO running AGYW and HIV prevention programs in informal settlements.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Kenya: US-affiliated faith-based INGO that serves as the prime implementer of MWENDO, the very USAID/PEPFAR-funded OVC program in which HWWK is a sub-grantee. Strongly comparable for health, HIV, and youth programming in Kenya.
• Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP): Faith-based Nairobi HIV program providing HIV care, treatment, and OVC support in informal settlements. Highly comparable profile as a faith-rooted, donor-funded, HIV/AIDS and OVC-focused implementing NGO.
• CARE International in Kenya: Co-implementer with HWWK on the SHE SOARS HIV prevention project; runs comparable AGYW empowerment, economic strengthening, and GBV programs in Kenya with similar donor base.

Emerging players

• GiveDirectly: Cash transfer NGO that partnered with HWWK's MWENDO project for COVID-19 support. Comparable as an international-development implementer in Kenya with digital cash-transfer delivery to vulnerable households.
• FHI 360 Kenya: Global health and development organization implementing PEPFAR-funded HIV prevention and AGYW programs (similar DREAMS-style interventions) in Kenya. Comparable in technical depth, partially overlapping in donor relationships and target populations.
• Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK): Reproductive health NGO delivering family planning and SRHR services that HWWK refers DREAMS beneficiaries to. Comparable as a Kenyan health NGO delivering SRHR services to vulnerable populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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