https://www.wreach.org/our-blog daily 0.75 2025-08-19 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/buv763xcu9tem9fhnd5tdt3phqz6kj monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/910bf729-7fef-47ea-94cc-00331a018584/WhatsApp+Image+2025-07-09+at+09.51.11_cbea0b67.jpg Our Blog - STRENGTHENING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH A ROBUST INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/creating-healthier-schools-how-the-we-reach-wash-strategy-is-transforming-lives-in-mumias-east monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/33dad75a-9541-4c3b-93e6-5415268776f8/IMG_0664.JPG Our Blog - Creating Healthier Schools: How the WE REACH WASH Strategy is Transforming Lives in Mumias East - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/hope-restored-snidahs-transformation monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/2e3f8d8a-e375-4378-b246-6a698a96da7b/WhatsApp+Image+2025-05-12+at+21.21.09_ef5b228e.jpg Our Blog - HOPE RESTORED: SNIDAH’S TRANSFORMATION - Make it stand out Snidah holding the first indigenous chicken she sold https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/empowering-survivors-of-exploitative-domestic-work-on-home-management-skills monthly 0.5 2024-05-26 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/the-success-story-of-a-2023-wash-project-in-primary-schools-a-tale-of-transformation monthly 0.5 2024-02-14 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/bob-and-tricia-hayne-visit-to-we-reach-cbo-in-kakamega-kenya monthly 0.5 2022-02-18 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/gbv-success-story monthly 0.5 2021-10-22 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/teen-pregnancies monthly 0.5 2020-08-14 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/covid19 monthly 0.5 2020-05-18 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/covid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-04-30 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/stakeholders monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/category/WASH+in+schools monthly 0.5 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/category/OVC monthly 0.5 https://www.wreach.org/our-blog/category/Youth+Health+%26+Wellbeing monthly 0.5 https://www.wreach.org/our-approach daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/f77855fb-7b90-4c8f-85fb-53a8b89f23e0/Hand+Washing+2.jpg WE REACH Sustainable Solutions - Sustainable Community Led Solutions The core ethos of our programs is working with the individuals and groups in the community in such a way that they pick up and run with each of our initiatives. While we will continue to monitor and support them, our main aim is to ensure that the sustainability of each is fully established and then to move on to replicate the process in neighbouring sub-counties. WE REACH aims to contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people in local communities using sustainable solutions through knowledge sharing, promoting social accountability, advocacy, economic empowerment, capacity building and collaborative working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/e4e6dbcd-0244-4f8a-880d-ca744e1251df/IMG_5367.JPG WE REACH Sustainable Solutions - Achieving Sustainability The sustainability of WE REACH projects is significantly enhanced through working closely with local organisations, groups, and individuals such as: Local Government Ministries of Education and Health Head Teachers and School Boards of Management Teacher Champions School Health Clubs Survivors of SGBV Enterprise groups Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Champions Local community leaders Local community groups Community Health Promoters (CHPs) https://www.wreach.org/home daily 0.75 2025-08-07 https://www.wreach.org/our-focus daily 1.0 2026-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/f418038c-3ebc-446a-b821-2d19944ac1b0/311234357_672735324195321_6331404933811646841_n.jpg WE REACH has Three Areas of Focus - WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools) Clean Water. Better Health. Brighter Futures. At WE REACH, we collaborate with the Ministry of Health and Education in developing education materials for sensitization on WASH and provide oversight and monitoring of WASH standards in schools. 1. Empowering the Next Generation We don't just build facilities; we build habits. Through our School WASH Empowerment initiative, we: Established and 87 mentor School Health Clubs to lead peer-to-peer training. Provided comprehensive Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) support to keep girls in 87 schools. Delivered an interactive hygiene education that has reduced water-borne diseases by up to 80%. 2. Reliable Water Supply & Quality Clean water is the foundation of a healthy school. We ensure every child has access to safe drinking water by: Installed Rainwater Harvesting Systems and tanks in 15 schools 3. Dignified Sanitation Facilities Privacy and safety are human rights. We upgrade school infrastructure to meet international standards by: Installed 150 Handwashing Stations at key locations in 75 schools. Trained 87 schools on soap making, which they use in handwashing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/16f6d1eb-a5b7-4865-b148-577f80ce1f01/WhatsApp+Image+2023-06-24+at+22.06.56.jpeg WE REACH has Three Areas of Focus - Governance and Reproductive Health and rights Breaking Barriers. Building Accountability. At WE REACH, we meet the youth where they are on the field. By combining the power of sports with health advocacy, we are dismantling the taboos surrounding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). 1. Breaking Barriers Through Sport The "Kick-Off" Education Model: Used football tournaments to reach over 15,000 youth with vital SRHR information, transforming the pitch into a safe space for dialogue on HIV prevention, contraception, and consent. Overcoming Cultural Taboos: Successfully engaged 350 community elders and religious leaders through "Sports for Health" galas, reducing social stigma and increasing youth access to local clinics. Peer-Led Coaching: Trained 245 youth coaches as "Health Mentors" who provide ongoing SRHR counseling and referrals to their players, ensuring support continues long after the final whistle. 2. Strengthening Social Accountability Community Watch Groups: Established youth-led "Accountability Committees" that track the availability of reproductive health supplies (such as contraceptives kits) at local health facilities. Budget Advocacy: Empowered more than 400 community members through the Kakamega Community of Practice network to participate in public budget hearings, ensuring that Reproductive Health remains a priority in local government resource allocation. The "Health Scorecard": Developed and implemented a community-led scorecard system to rate the "Youth-Friendliness" of local clinics, leading to improved service delivery in 8 partner facilities. 3. Innovative Youth Leadership Digital Integration: Launched a youth-friendly SMS/WhatsApp help-desk that provides confidential SRHR information and links youth to football-based outreach events. Entrepreneurial Health: Integrated basic financial literacy into our sports programs, helping 344 youth become self-reliant, which reduces the economic vulnerability that often leads to poor SRHR outcomes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/fa6d4760-92bf-47b9-aa13-66b2ea86709d/WhatsApp+Image+2025-03-17+at+10.26.30_fe4007dd.jpg WE REACH has Three Areas of Focus - Gender Justice Ending Exploitation. Restoring Visibility. Empowering Survivors. At WE REACH, we don’t just discuss gender equality; we deliver measurable results. We have moved women and girls from the margins of society to the center of community leadership. 1. Systematic Prevention & Visibility Identification Milestone: Successfully trained 150 Community Frontliners who now actively identify and report cases of domestic servitude and human trafficking that were previously "invisible." Informed Communities: Reached over 500 households with the "Not Invisible Anymore" safety protocols, resulting in a 45% increase in the use of safe migration channels within the county. 2. Survivor Restoration & Legal Accountability Holistic Recovery: Facilitated the trauma-informed rehabilitation of 200 survivors of forced labor and SGBV, providing a 100% success rate in linking them to safe housing and psychosocial care. 444 survivors back into their communities, not as victims, but as "Peer Mentors" who now lead local advocacy efforts. 3. Economic Freedom & Resilience (Social Enterprise) Dependency Broken: Moved 444 women out of high-risk economic vulnerability through our seed-funding initiative, distributing over Ksh 50,000 in business start-up kits. Sustainable Table Banking: Mentored 25 self-help groups that have collectively saved over Ksh 250,000, creating a community-owned emergency fund that prevents debt-bondage and re-exploitation. Market Leadership: Facilitated the growth of 330 women-led micro-enterprises, ensuring survivors have a permanent, dignified income that secures their household's future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/085c8c8d-56b2-4a0c-825d-b71213737833/Black+Soldier+Fly+farming.jpg WE REACH has Three Areas of Focus - Climate Action Climate Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/acbcce99-8eac-4f50-a79b-a5121fc7a31d/DSC_0040+%281%29.JPG.jpeg WE REACH has Three Areas of Focus - Mental Health Awareness Resilient Minds. Stronger Communities. At WE REACH, we believe that mental wellness is the foundation of all success. By combining evidence-based wellness strategies with the community power of sports, we are breaking the stigma and giving youth the emotional tools they need to thrive in school and life. 1. Large-Scale School Wellness Outreach We have successfully implemented evidence-based psychological interventions to improve the emotional resilience of students: Massive Impact: Reached over 6,000 students across local schools with a proven wellness strategy that focuses on gratitude, growth mindset, and value-based living. Academic & Emotional Balance: Documented a significant improvement in student focus and a reduction in school-related anxiety, directly contributing to better academic performance and retention. Teacher Mentorship: Trained school staff to identify early warning signs of mental distress, ensuring that the 6,000+ students have a continuous support system within the classroom. 2. Sports-Based Mental Health Advocacy We take mental health support out of the clinic and onto the pitch, making it accessible and stigma-free: The "Mental Health Match": Utilized football tournaments to reach "at-risk" youth, using half-time sessions and team huddles to conduct group counseling and wellness workshops. Breaking the Stigma: Transformed local football clubs into "Safe Zones" where young men and women feel comfortable discussing depression, anxiety, and trauma without fear of judgment. Peer Support Networks: Trained team captains and coaches as "Mental Health First-Aiders," creating a grassroots network that provides immediate emotional support to peers during and after sports activities. https://www.wreach.org/our-team daily 0.75 2023-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/94bdd562-6d9c-4b81-980f-1b4d72d1bd81/margaret-mbugua.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1580312533307-VUB8B9JY8KL3XRFW191M/faith-kiburi.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/86589d79-e285-4997-8dc1-1dbbf9f74b36/WhatsApp+Image+2023-02-27+at+15.14.17.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1580313416262-4CZ3ZN0YRA752KC527IH/josephine-kinyanjui.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/770e2a3b-0416-49d5-8c08-45b7814a7086/WhatsApp+Image+2022-11-23+at+10.15.28.jpg WE REACH Board Members - CHRIS MWONGELA SAMMY Board Member Audit, Risk and Compliance Chris has a Masters in Finance from University of Nairobi and BSc. in Actuarial Science, Certified Public Accountant of Kenya(CPA-K) He has worked with various non-governmental organizations in Kenya for 8 years. He has extensive experience in internal control and risk management of operations and assessing the effectiveness of controls, accuracy of financial records, systems and efficiency of operations risk and compliance with Government regulations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1580315320493-PVYETIPJSSK6VYTSE2A5/steve-ashton.jpg https://www.wreach.org/take-action daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1599922336729-CMO7P4DR19QK2886F4ZG/GG2019_Logo_horizontal_4color.jpg Take Action https://www.wreach.org/reproductive-health-and-rights daily 0.75 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/3f60de1c-3cf2-4bde-973a-63367332b707/DSC_9513.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/86421bb4-c094-4ab0-b2fa-de60d4474c01/1683883385861.jpg https://www.wreach.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-04-16 https://www.wreach.org/how-we-reach-started daily 0.75 2023-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1586782634900-4Y6GRDOBUD2X2UNQ30ON/BoM+Workshop.jpg How WE REACH Started Erick Bosire: I was born in Kisii, an area near and very similar to Kakamega. While growing up I witnessed children and young people facing tough challenges leading to poor mental and physical health. This engendered in me a desire to become involved in a career to help alleviate such issues.I qualified from Kenyatta University with a degree in Public Health. Since then I have spent 8 years working for non-profit support organisations in Kenya. During this time, I realised that although there is a lot of good work being done by such organisations, still much needs to be done.While working in Kakamega from 2015 to 2018, I noticed three significant gaps in the provision of support. These were WASH in primary schools, the health and well-being of young people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2718648fcb05019a7683de/1586782769915-KVKNYB6NW3RVDWQ9CGCQ/DoH+NGO+Workshop.jpg How WE REACH Started - This gave me the idea to set up a charity to address each of them. Consequently, I founded WE REACH CBO, and had it registered as a charity in September 2019. Its’ aim is to improve the health and well-being of children and young people living in Kakamega, County, Kenya, starting with WASH in Lurambi Sub-County. Local involvement is vital to the success of any such endeavour, so the Charity is now working closely with the County Government, the schools’ Boards of Management and Head Teachers to provide sustainable and community led solutions. Consultancy support is provided by UK based retired Civil and Water Engineer Steve Ashton BSc. 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