Partnership
Together, We Can Create Lasting Change.
Cistern of Hope Foundation cannot eradicate poverty alone. We welcome strategic relationships with organisations and individuals who share our commitment to lasting change.
Our message to partners
A young but determined Kenyan organisation
We are not presenting ourselves as an organisation that has already solved the problems we seek to address. We are presenting ourselves as an organisation that has started, has learned from the communities we serve, has demonstrated the willingness to act, and is now building the systems and partnerships required to increase our impact responsibly.
Our early work with women, youth and children has given us practical experience. Our Constitution gives us an institutional foundation. Our 2026–2030 strategy gives us direction. Our partnerships will give us the opportunity to take solutions further.
We invite partners to walk with us: not simply to fund activities, but to help build lasting pathways through which children can remain in school, young people can access opportunity, women can build sustainable livelihoods, families can become more resilient, and communities can take greater ownership of their development.
Who we work with
The partners we welcome
- Government institutions
- Foundations
- International organisations
- NGOs
- Private companies
- Health institutions
- Education institutions
- Universities
- Community organisations
- Faith-based organisations
- Individuals
Partnership opportunities
What we invite partners to contribute
- Project and programme grants
- Multi-year strategic partnerships
- Technical assistance and specialist expertise
- Training and mentorship
- Equipment and in-kind support
- Market and employment linkages
- Research, evaluation and learning partnerships
- Co-funding and consortium opportunities
- Organisational-strengthening support
Areas where we seek partnerships
- Women and girls' economic empowerment
- Youth skills, employment and entrepreneurship
- Education and child development
- Health, nutrition and community wellbeing
- Agriculture, food security and livelihoods
- Environment, climate and conservation
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Digital inclusion and innovation
- Community development and resilience
- Institutional strengthening, safeguarding, M&E and organisational development
Partnership snapshot
The questions partners ask us
| Question | Our answer |
|---|---|
| Who are you? | Cistern of Hope Foundation (COHF), a Kenyan organisation focused on poverty eradication through community empowerment. |
| What is your mission? | To eradicate poverty by empowering communities through sustainable initiatives that promote self-reliance, economic development, and social welfare. |
| Who do you serve? | Vulnerable children, adolescents, youth, women, people with disabilities, households and communities in Kenya. |
| What are your key programme areas? | Education, youth empowerment, women's economic empowerment, health and wellbeing, livelihoods, agriculture and food security, environment, WASH, digital inclusion and community development. |
| What experience do you have? | Women and youth enterprise support, monthly sanitary-pad support, education support, feeding programmes, youth counselling and mentorship, and community outreach. |
| What do you seek from partners? | Funding, technical expertise, training, equipment, market linkages, mentorship, research and evaluation, co-funding and institutional strengthening. |
| What makes your approach distinctive? | We connect immediate support with empowerment, opportunity, resilience and self-reliance under one poverty-eradication mission. |
Partnership
Together, We Can Create Lasting Change.
We cannot eradicate poverty alone. We welcome strategic relationships with organisations and individuals who share our commitment to lasting change.
We are particularly interested in relationships that allow us to move beyond one-off activities toward sustained programmes with measurable results and community ownership.
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Start a conversation
Partnership enquiry
Tell us about your organisation and the kind of partnership you are considering. A member of the team will respond.