Community Library: Empowerment. Access. Education. The walls are up! Construction Progress from 2021 to 2023 Starting on the Foundation

The Collective for Orphan Care and Education

Org #71051
Vetted since 2020 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit
2005
year founded
$50,401
raised on GlobalGiving
4
years fundraising
3
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Our mission is to build a world where rural Kenyan youth possess the knowledge, power and tools necessary to lead healthy, safe and productive lives. COCE embraces a change strategy utilizing community-driven strength based approaches to leverage local and external resources needed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable youth, including AIDS orphans, living in rural Western Kenya. We believe in the value of family and community networks and seek to strengthen their ability to provide for and support youth in accomplishing their goals. We also believe in the already existing social capital of low income, rural communities. Thus, COCE seeks to create lasting effects by empowering the most... read more

Projects (4)

COVID-19 Kenyan Student Relief Fund
Kenya / COVID-19
COVID-19 Kenyan Student Relief Fund
Donate a Desk and Change a Life
Kenya / Education
Donate a Desk and Change a Life
Project Leaders
Eusebius Small
Eusebius Small
Ashley Palmer
Ashley Palmer
Karla Arenas-Itotia
Karla Arenas-Itotia
Team
Jackson Ochwila
Organization Information
PO Box 14902
Houston, TX 77221
United States
8323068090
Organization Information
PO Box 14902
Houston, TX 77221
United States
8323068090

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Celebrating Progress: Library Construction Update

By COCE Kenya | COCE Kenya Team

Dear Supporters and Friends of COCE,  We are thrilled to provide you with an update on the progress of our community library project in Sijowa and surrounding villages, Busia County, Kenya.... Read the full report ›

Library Construction Update

By Ashley Palmer | Board member

Since our last report, the walls have been completed for our library, we've hosted study abroad students and community members at the library grounds for a community event, and we've continued to look... Read the full report ›

Library Update: Building on our Foundation

By COCE Kenya Team | Project Team Member

The Collective for Orphan Care and Education (COCE) has been working steadily on the library building in Sijowa, Kenya. Despite being hampered by rain and increases in the cost of building materials,... Read the full report ›
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