Kenya · Uganda · East Africa · Since 2022
Communities Together, Designing Their Future
Projects that are community-designed. Community-led. Community-owned.
Communities that learn, farm, and earn.
Civicom Aid is a nonprofit Public Benefit Organization, registered in Kenya and Uganda. We work in some of the poorest rural villages, dry regions, and city slums across East Africa.
Families here face real struggles. Children miss school. Farmland grows weak and dry. Parents cannot find steady income. These problems fall hardest on women, youth, and families in the most remote places. Left unsolved, these problems grow. More children fall behind. More land turns barren. More families stay stuck in poverty.
We believe communities hold the answer. So every project is built with the community it serves, not for them. Local people lead the work. We walk beside them.
When communities gain the right tools and support, they build change that lasts, and that change spreads to the next village, and the next family, because it grows from within.
The result: children in school. Farmland restored. Families earning steady income. Whole communities standing stronger, together.
VISION
Thriving, self-reliant communities
Vision: Thriving, self-reliant communities, where every person can learn, farm, and earn.
MISSION
Reducing poverty at its roots
Mission: We work to reduce poverty by equipping vulnerable communities with access to education, sustainable agriculture, and income-generating opportunities.
182+
Jobs created through informal enterprises
13,800+
Farmers reached with regenerative training
5,450+
Students reached with education access
105+
Acres of vegetation cover restored
Our Purpose
Many families in Kenya and Uganda face poverty every day. Children miss school. Farmland grows weak. Parents struggle to earn steady income. These problems touch entire communities, especially women, youth, and families in remote villages and dry regions. Left unsolved, these problems repeat, generation after generation.
We believe communities hold the power to change their own future. So we do not work for communities. We work with them. Local farmers lead land restoration. Local families guide school access. Local entrepreneurs shape their own business growth.
When communities gain the right tools, training, and support, they create change that lasts, and that change spreads to neighboring families and villages.
Each project is designed with the community it serves. Each one is tied to a UN Sustainable Development Goal. Each one is built to last, long after we leave.
Who We Serve
We serve the most marginalized communities across Kenya and Uganda — people too often left behind.
Family Farmers — in remote rural villages and dryland regions
Women Entrepreneurs — running small businesses in slum regions
Out-of-School Youth — in rural villages, drylands, and slums, seeking a path forward
Persons with Disabilities — in rural villages, drylands, and slums
Out-of-School Children — in rural villages, drylands, and slums, needing classrooms
Refugees — in camp and community regions, working to rebuild their lives
The Problem: Poverty at Its Roots
In remote rural villages, drylands, and urban slums across Kenya and Uganda, families face a daily struggle to survive. There are no classrooms. There is no safe water. There are few ways to earn a living.
Children study under trees, exposed to sun, rain, and wind. Farmers work worn-out soil with no tools or training. Entrepreneurs have skill but no capital to grow. Without help, this cycle of poverty continues for another generation.
Our Programmes: Three Pathways Out of Extreme Poverty
Each pathway is tied to a UN Sustainable Development Goal and built to last for decades.
SDG 1 · No Poverty — Informal Enterprise Growth Pathway
We give coaching, capital, and support to entrepreneurs in the Likoni 203, Moroto, and Bangladesh slum regions of Mombasa. Stronger businesses create jobs, restore household income, and send children back to school.
182+ jobs created.
SDG 4 · Quality Education — Community Education Access Pathway
We build classrooms, install water points, and supply learning materials to children who now write on the floor. We connect out-of-school youth to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) training, BYU degree courses, and education grants.
5,450+ students reached.
SDG 15 · Life on Land — Farmer-Managed Community Restoration
We train family farmers in regenerative methods to rebuild soil, capture water, and restore vegetation across rural and dryland Kenya and Uganda.
13,800+ farmers reached.
This model is built to grow — across rural, dryland, and slum regions of Kenya and Uganda, and beyond. As communities grow stronger, they become hubs that train and support their neighbors.
How We Started: Kenya, 2018, Makueni County
Kenya. 2018. Makueni County.
One journey through Makueni County changed everything.
In 2018 during a pivotal journey to Makueni County, Kenya, Jonathan Munyany encountered a stark reality. While touring the vast and flourishing properties of a wealthy businessman seeking help exporting meat to the Middle East, Jonathan observed a profound contrast. Amidst the prosperity of ranches, he couldn’t ignore the persistent poverty and destitution in the villages.
The absence of young adults, the vital force for community development, struck Jonathan deeply. Inquiring about their whereabouts, he discovered that many had left for towns and cities in search of jobs and reliable access to food and water. However, these urban areas offered little in terms of quality living conditions, with workers from villages residing in makeshift slums
Jonathan’s exploration revealed young men in the villages grappling with substance abuse and limited hope for the future. Disturbingly, some planned to marry young girls due to the scarcity of women their age. Motivated by these dire conditions, Jonathan delved into the issue further, visiting Nairobi to understand why young people felt compelled to leave their homes.
Their response was poignant: “In our villages, there is no water, no resources, no food.” Women and children traveled long distances to fetch water, and people in drylands struggled for every meal. The critical realization emerged—water was the key. Determined to make a difference, Jonathan initiated a multifaceted approach.
Starting with building water access in villages, he extended efforts to farming projects for food security, fostering prosperity. The next steps involved enhancing education and health to empower these marginalized communities. Through these initiatives, rural areas, drylands, and slums could break free from a century-long cycle of devastation and abandonment. Jonathan’s journey illuminated a path towards transformation, driven by the fundamental belief that water could be the catalyst for positive change.
CIVICOM AID Equipping vulnerable communities in Kenya and Uganda with access to education, sustainable agriculture, and income-generating opportunities.
Email: info@civicom.org
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