We work with governments, businesses and local organisations in Kenya to deliver vital charity work to prevent avoidable blindness and uphold the rights of people with disabilities.
We work with governments, businesses and local organisations in Kenya to deliver vital charity work to prevent avoidable blindness and uphold the rights of people with disabilities.
Kenya boasts the largest and fastest-growing economy in East and Central Africa.
It has a strong agricultural sector, and emerging services and tourism industries. Yet many people in Kenya struggle to access vital health treatment.
To tackle this, in 2018 the government began piloting universal health coverage, aiming to provide free health care.
There have been several steps to improve disability rights in the country. In 2007, Kenya became one of the first countries to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The government’s National Council for Persons with Disabilities aims to protect and promote human rights for people with disabilities in Kenya, who often face stigma and discrimination.
Kenya’s health care system lacks funding and essential resources.
While basic health care is a constitutional right, many people in Kenya are unable to access free treatment and vital medicines. Sightsavers has been carrying out charity work in the country for more than 70 years, aiming to improve local health services, train staff and ensure eye care is available for all.
People in Kenya are at a high risk of neglected tropical diseases.
The infectious disease trachoma is endemic in 12 counties across the country, putting thousands of people at risk of losing their sight. Our work on neglected tropical diseases in Kenya focuses on treating and preventing trachoma.
Not everyone in Kenya has equal opportunities.
Many children with disabilities aren’t able to go to school to gain an education, while young adults with disabilities may struggle to find training and employment. Our charity work on disability rights in Kenya focuses on improving education and employment opportunities for everyone.
Our work in Kenya is helping to improve health care for everyone, but there’s still more we need to do.
With your support, we want to train more eye care staff, protect people from infectious diseases like trachoma and ensure everyone has the opportunity to achieve their potential. To do this, we need your help.
Charity donations, legacies, corporate partnerships and gifts from charitable foundations are a vital source of funding for our programmes in Kenya. We also welcome opportunities to work in partnership with governments, institutions and development organisations.
Contact us: If you have any questions about our work in Kenya, would like more information about our programmes or wish to discuss ways you can donate or support us, email [email protected]
Four-year-old Lanoi was suffering with trachoma. With the help of eye health workers and volunteers, she received treatment to end the pain of trachoma.
Sightsavers began working in Kenya in 1952, when blindness affected up to 7% of rural Kenyans.
How an evaluation tool to assess children’s development has been adapted for young children with disabilities in Kenya.
In Nigeria and Kenya, two innovative education projects are enabling children with disabilities to reach their potential.
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Meet Samson, a trachoma surgeon who’s saving people’s sight by performing pop-up operations and outreach in remote communities in Kenya.