Mombasa Rays of Hope

Mombasa Rays of Hope is a women-led non-profit organization whose core business is to identify both short-term and long-term needs and provide necessary networks through the creation of sustainable models and volunteer tasks to salvage the needs and improve livelihoods.

We champion feminism in leadership and transformational development because, “an empowered woman is an empowered society”. Our foundation was laid in 2018 after realizing the strength of women in pioneering development through business training, administration, and resource mobilization.

The women’s collective responsibility led to a great community initiative that includes other stakeholders devoted to the same purpose of serving the vulnerable members of our community.

Our Vision

“Hope Beyond Vulnerability”

Mission

Frontiering for feminism in community leadership and transformational development that creates sustainable models to improve livelihoods.

Our Core Values

• Love
• Respect
• Inclusivity

Our Location

We are located in Mombasa County, Likoni Sub-county, Timbwani Ward. A fifteen-minute drive from the famous Likoni Ferry crossing to the South Coast region, heading to Diani beaches.

In addition, we have individual child sponsoring, family strengthening, and women’s business training programs happening in Kakamega-Butere, in the Western region of Kenya.

What We Do

• Promotion of education through individual child sponsorship, school/college sponsorship, and teaching programs.
• Empowerment of women and girls through business training, market networks, microfinance, mentorship, and material support.
• Promotion of good nutrition through awareness and feeding programs in schools and family strengthening initiatives.
• Effective home-based care for elderly women through volunteer tasks and Good Samaritan attachments.
• Promotion of vocational life skills such as tailoring, computer knowledge, baking, beadwork, and hairdressing.
• Sports and talent promotion through partnerships and networks for material, services, and economic support.
• Spiritual growth through guiding and counseling, community evangelism, and camps for youth and women.
• Promotion of healthcare through dialogues, health coverage, medical camps, and awareness campaigns.
• Sanitation, water, and hygiene through awareness, wash activities, resource mobilization for boreholes, and waste management with youth groups.
• Reproductive health education and sanitary towel support to vulnerable girls and women.
• Promotion of women in art and culture through marketing of their products online and one-on-one to ensure economic sustainability.
• Community family strengthening programs through support of basic household needs and sustainability initiatives.
• Promotion of eco-ethics tours to foster culture and environmental awareness.
• Encouraging women in leadership roles to accelerate community development and peaceful co-existence.
• Renovation and improvement of facilities and structures for social projects and vulnerable households.
• Establishment of a social center to provide an on-site database for childcare and support services for households and orphanages.

Social Impact & Achievements

Our organization has made significant strides in improving the lives of vulnerable communities, particularly in the areas of women’s empowerment, child education, and community engagement:

• Girl Child Sustainability and Empowerment: 250 girls are currently undergoing mentorship, educational support, and empowerment training, helping reduce unwanted pregnancies.
• Sanitary Towels Distribution: Monthly sanitary towel distribution to girls and women in Timbwani and Mathare slums has improved reproductive health and hygiene awareness.
• Educational Support: Both individual and institutional child education support have promoted literacy and a sense of belonging, benefiting over 250 vulnerable children through the Rays of Hope Integrated School.
• Youth Engagement and Security: Youth group engagements and sports activities have helped reduce juvenile gangs, leading to improved security in the community.
• Women Business Training: Business training and support have improved livelihoods in households through women’s small and medium enterprise development.
• Poverty Eradication: Family strengthening programs, including home-based care for elderly women, have supported vulnerable families.
• ICT (Digitalization): The introduction of ICT programs in the slums has significantly promoted digital education both in schools and the community.
• Culture and Eco-Ethics: The eco-ethics tour program sustains local culture, safaris, and women in art and craft, enhancing livelihoods.
• Improved Welfare: Established guiding and counseling services and a legal support network have helped reduce GBV, child abuse, and HIV defaulters.
• Community Volunteer Tasks: A well-established volunteer program has facilitated resource mobilization, both material and financial, for sustaining activities.
• Feminism: Promoting feminism in leadership roles has increased transparency, accountability, and good governance within the community.