A foundation is a non-profit organization that supports charitable activities in order to serve a common good. Foundations are often created from contributions made by individuals, families or even corporations. Foundations can make investments from the money donated and later issue grants and various types of support through operating essential programs. Foundation focuses on the objectives through which they are formed. However, some foundations have a general welfare program through which they induce support whenever an emergent need surges like famine or hunger.
The formation of foundation must have clear guidelines, aims and objectives in order to be relevant to woo investors.
Local Foundations in Kenya
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Supporting and promoting Kenya’s heritage in terms of culture and arts.
Providing timely support in case of national emergencies that may occur.
2. Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF)
KCDF is a charitable organization founded and registered as a public foundation with an aim to support communities to initiate and drive development agenda by harnessing and growing their resources as well as securing their basic rights and services from duty bearers.
Its main focus is the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged communities and the core objective is uplifting lives and the main social welfare of those social setups.
KCDF core objectives are to promote sustainable development of the poor, marginalized and the disadvantaged by enabling social justice, institution building, partnerships, resource mobilization and policy influencing. It also seeks to uphold fundamental freedoms and rights as contained in the International Charter on Human Rights and The Constitution of Kenya.
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Their core objective includes;
Providing financial support to the needy bright students to pursue education
Fostering environmental sustainability and conservations
Promoting health through donations and health programs support
Providing support in innovations and Entrepreneurship to social welfare groups and individual entrepreneurs
5. Ogra Foundation
Ogra foundation was founded in 200 as a youth development group and later elevated to a fully fledged NGO to enable it expand its reach and mandate. Its first target was Nyanza whereby it aimed to explore the situations and needs of people living and affected with HIV & AIDS. From this, it was able to identify the cutting edge and focused in providing medical support and basic amenities to the orphans and the poor. Currently, it has expanded its mandate and focuses on the following;
Disease prevention and Control. This Includes HIV/AIDS care and treatment, prevention and creating awareness towards this.
Providing maternal and child