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.
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.
The partners we welcome.
We work with organisations and individuals of every size. What matters is a shared commitment to lasting change, not the letterhead it arrives on.
- Government institutions
- Foundations
- International organisations
- NGOs
- Private companies
- Health institutions
- Education institutions
- Universities
- Community organisations
- Faith-based organisations
- Individuals
What we invite partners to contribute.
Partnership is rarely only about funding. These are the contributions that move our work furthest.
- 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.
Our 2026-2030 strategy concentrates on these areas. A partnership does not have to fit neatly into one of them.
- 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
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 enquiry.
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