Our mission is to build a world where rural Kenyan youth possess the knowledge, power and tools necessary to lead healthy, safe and productive lives. COCE embraces a change strategy utilizing community-driven strength based approaches to leverage local and external resources needed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable youth, including AIDS orphans, living in rural Western Kenya. We believe in the value of family and community networks and seek to strengthen their ability to provide for and support youth in accomplishing their goals. We also believe in the already existing social capital of low income, rural communities. Thus, COCE seeks to create lasting effects by empowering the most... read more Our mission is to build a world where rural Kenyan youth possess the knowledge, power and tools necessary to lead healthy, safe and productive lives. COCE embraces a change strategy utilizing community-driven strength based approaches to leverage local and external resources needed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable youth, including AIDS orphans, living in rural Western Kenya. We believe in the value of family and community networks and seek to strengthen their ability to provide for and support youth in accomplishing their goals. We also believe in the already existing social capital of low income, rural communities. Thus, COCE seeks to create lasting effects by empowering the most vulnerable members of the community in order to become agents of social change.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By COCE Kenya | COCE Kenya Team
Dear Supporters and Friends of COCE, We are thrilled to provide you with an update on the progress of our community library project in Sijowa and surrounding villages, Busia County, Kenya.... Read the full report ›By Ashley Palmer | Board member
Since our last report, the walls have been completed for our library, we've hosted study abroad students and community members at the library grounds for a community event, and we've continued to look... Read the full report ›By COCE Kenya Team | Project Team Member
The Collective for Orphan Care and Education (COCE) has been working steadily on the library building in Sijowa, Kenya. Despite being hampered by rain and increases in the cost of building materials,... Read the full report ›