How to Contribute
Your Help is Needed
Dollars, euros, pounds – they all go much further than you can imagine in Kawangware. And the need is profound. Even simple expenses, like a $2 bus ride into Central Nairobi, are out of reach sometimes.
By giving to Badilika Uishi, you help provide hope, dignity, and basic necessities to an overlooked group of people. Your contributions will fund special initiatives, such as community clean-up efforts and period supplies for girls, school fees to help break the cycle of poverty and trauma, as well as the mundane water and electric expenses that ensure members have food, a place to bathe, and a place to wash their clothes. 100% of your donations go directly to the program.
- $50 – 150 female condoms or 375 male condoms
- $125 – annual school fees for one child (including lunch, uniform, and books)
- $400 – sanitary pads for a year for girls who have their periods or had FGM
- $750 – water and electric expenses for the Center (one year)
- $1,200 – rent for the Center (one year)
- $6,000 – annual salary for a social worker who can provide mental health services to members
Badilika Uishi is a Kenyan Non-Profit
Badilika Uishi is a certified Community Based Organization, a Kenyan designated non-profit organization that is focused on addressing social and economic issues in a specific community. As a non-profit organization, Badilika Uishi does not pay any taxes.
Because Badilika Uishi does not currently have an affiliated US 501-c-3 foundation, donations made by US taxpayers are not considered tax-deductible at this time.
Current Funding
Badilika Uishi’s revenue currently comes from a few modest sources, including some individual donations, sales of beadwork and leather crafts in the market, and a small “herd” of pigs that are raised and then periodically sold for cash to pay for food and other supplies. A single pig typically nets about $245 at the pig market. While the pigs provide revenue, they are also used to help teach members responsibility and accountability skills. Beadwork provides opportunities for Badilika Uishi’s women members to come together and talk in a safe space together while making beaded sandals, jewelry and other goods for sale at the market. The money that is earned by sales of individual pieces are shared by the artisan and Badilika Uishi, which provides the women with all needed supplies.
Our goal is to broaden our base of funding to reach more individual donors and also to connect to more stable funding sources, such as foundations and government agencies.
