We believe transforming young people transforms communities.

Empowering street kids and neighborhoods in Kenya.

 

Fikisha is a Swahili word that means “to enable to reach.” Fikishia exists to better cities by reaching young people and equipping them as leaders. These leaders transform their communities by working as teams to see change in their own neighborhoods.

Through community walkthroughs, the “Love Your City” program, scholarships, and mentoring programs, volunteers are able to turn together to help kids living on the streets, strengthen families, and raise up local leaders to see communities transform.

 250,000 STREET CHILDREN IN KENYA

No shelter. No education. No food. No hope.

What are they worth?

Life on the streets holds dangers of disease, abuse of all kinds, police violence, exploitation, and general lack of basic needs. The youth then turn to huffing glue as a way to take the cold and hunger pains away. These valuable young people are seen as a threat to their community. Viewed as nothing more than thieves and drug addicts, their hearts are left alone.

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LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING

General poverty, loss of one or both parents, lack of jobs, and the cost of education causes many children to have to fend for themselves. These young people living on the streets huddle together at "bases" trying to survive, with no idea that anyone cares about them and unaware they contain the power to make a difference in the lives of those around them.

This tragic position shifts dramatically when these young people encounter love. From the beginning, FIKISHA’s desire has been to care for, love, and see change in those the world has seemingly cast aside- to bring hope to the broken situations in our community. Our time is spent mentoring “street kids,“ as well as working with business owners, local leaders, families, and schools. We continually listen and learn and have heard the needs, challenges, and dreams of the community. With this intimate knowledge, we are able to respond in love to every heart in our care.

We know that with the right mix of love, community, investment, and opportunity young people can flourish and become great assets to their neighborhoods and future families.

OUR STORY

Fikisha was started in 2005 by a group of young men who had grown up in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. These young men knew the danger that existed in their community, but also the potential of a better life for those who lived there. In 2009, a group of traveling college students joined this team of young men in their mission to provide opportunities within the slum communities in creating change towards better lives.

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WALKING THE WALK

We utilize the following strategic initiatives to accomplish this work:

1- Community walkthroughs and home visits

2- Mentoring and small groups

3- Changemakers (scholarships and tutoring)

4- Recovery and family reunification

5- Velocity (after school programs)

6- Church Youth Group

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Boy With A Ball

In 2014 Fikisha became a member organization of Boy With A Ball (BWAB). BWAB shared the same vision of transforming communities by empowering young people. Together Fikisha and BWAB exists to restore cities by reaching young people and equipping them as leaders. These leaders are capable of turning and transforming their communities to see change in cities around the world.

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“Great leaders dream dreams, understand & articulate the dreams of others & find ways of turning a dream into reality.”

— Jamie Johnson, BWAB Executive Director

 

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Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
Kenya - francis@fikisha.org

USA -sam@fikisha.org

Phone
(262) 443-3256