AVSI in Kenya is working with several local partners to implement projects and manage works in the capital Nairobi, in many villages, and in the refugee camp at Dadaab, near the border with Somalia.

St. Kizito's School. St. Kizito's School is one of three professional schools run by AVSI in Kenya. Situated on the outskirts of Nairobi since 1994, each year, it offers 350 boys and girls the opportunity to obtain a vocational qualification. The school works alongside 30 local businesses to provide training with businesses, internships and job placements. These works were carried out thanks to co-financing from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), the European Union and private donors.

The Little Prince and the commitment to education. In addition to vocational training, we have also done some educational work, such as creating and supporting the Little Prince Primary School, a primary school with attached kindergarten that welcomes more than 300 children, Cardinal Otunga secondary school, a secondary school with 120 students in Nairobi, and San Riccardo Pampuri Primary School, a primary school in the village of Mutuati, with 350 children. The schools were built and are supported mostly through private donors.

For orphans and children most at risk. Every year, thanks to the distance support program, more than 3,000 orphans and vulnerable children will be supported by way of significant socio-educational work that enables children to go to school and provides households with more nutrition and hygiene information, and strengthens their professional capabilities. It works alongside 800 schools. USAID and UNICEF are donors who have co-financed works to help these families.

Agri-business, nutrition and electricity in rural areas. In the village of Mutuati, in the county of Meru, we have started by supplying cows to families with malnourished children and creating a cooperative of farmers to collect and sell the surplus of milk, and set up a savings and loan credit union involving 700 families and directly employing 32 people. Works to provide electricity to rural areas, in partnership with an Italian business, and to increase the capacity of local farmers are ongoing in the county of Meru.

In Dadaab for Somali refugees. AVSI has operated inside the Dadaab refugee camp since 2009, where we have been recognized as a leader in the fields of education and teacher training. Here, we have trained about 2,000 teachers and renovated or built 327 new primary school classes, also thanks to the close cooperation we received from institutional and local partners. Today, AVSI is working on training projects for 1000 primary school teachers, proposing refresher courses and courses in the Somali language. These are officially recognized by Government authorities and financially supported by the European Union, UNICEF and the US Government (BPRM).

Avsi Kenya

Nairobi HQ Office
St. Kizito Building Off Thika Rd, Exit 8
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: + 254 721 537 657
nairobi@avsi.org

Dadaab Office
UNHCR DMO Dadaab sub county, Garissa County
Dadaab, Kenya
Tel: + 254 742 171 999

Otiende Office
Sister of Adoration of the blessed sacrament Center, KENYA POLICE DOG UNIT ROAD 18A
Otiende, Kenya
Tel: +254 707 861 619

Little Prince office
Little Prince Primary School - Fort Jesus Kibra
Nairobi,Kenya
Tel: + 254 729 786 335

Meru Office
Off Makutano Road, Ronogone Parish
Maru, Kenya
Tel: + 254 721 867 929