About Childrise Development Programme

Background

Childrise Development Programme(“Childrise”), is a local non-governmental organization dedicated to the welfare of children in the marginalized regions of Tharaka Nithi and Embu Counties, specifically Mbeere North Sub County of Embu County to Igamba Ng’ombe, Chiakariga and Tharaka South Sub-Counties of Tharaka Nithi County. Childrise is currently working with ChildFund which is a child- focused international NGO that works with children living in extreme poverty and connects children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe.
Vision: We envision a society in which every child realizes their rights and achieves their full potential
Mission: Build the capacity of deprived, excluded and vulnerable children to improve their lives and become leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities;

Strategic objectives

1) Promoting access to quality education, health care, nutrition and protection for the children.
2) Enhancing the capacity and resilience of the children and their caregivers to cope with the challenges of poverty and climate change.
3) Advocating for the rights and interests of the children at the county and national level, and engaging them in decision making processes that affect them.
4) Strengthening the coordination and collaboration among different stakeholders, such as government agencies, civil society groups, community leaders and donors, to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services for the children.
5) Mobilizing resources and diversifying income sources to sustain the programs and activities of the organization.

Childrise's primary objective is to nurture growth and well-being of deprived, excluded, and vulnerable (DEV) children to realize their full potential and become responsible citizens who can bring positive change to their families and communities. Currently the organization is supporting over 3000 vulnerable children in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties. Childrise program priorities endeavors to achieve positive outcomes for children and focuses on children as agents of change and their experience of DEV, engage families and communities and build broad constituency of supporters dedicated to the wellbeing and rights of children.
Guided by community needs assessment the thematic areas of focus of Childrise include Child Protection, Household Economic Strengthening, Early Childhood Development, Education, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Health and Nutrition

In areas where Childrise works, many crosscutting and underlying issues negate children’s right to survival (medical care, nutrition, shelter and clothing); development (education, recreation and rest, parental care and responsibility); protection (against exploitation, abuse, cruelty, child labour, retrogressive cultural practices such as FGM, early marriages…) and participation (opportunities and means to express themselves on matters affecting their lives). The leading crosscutting issues include illiteracy/ignorance, endemic poverty, HIV and AIDS threat, and retrogressive cultural practices and norms.

Supported by financial contributions from sponsors, donors, and partners, encompassing both corporate entities and individual benefactors, we engage in sustained efforts within communities. Our aim is to facilitate their evolution into environments where children can access the resources necessary to realize their full potential across all stages of their life.

Target beneficiaries.

Our target beneficiaries are the deprived, excluded, and vulnerable (DEV) children within the Childrise program area. This includes infants, children, adolescent and youth living in marginalized and resource-poor households and communities within our program area. The sub-groups of the impact group include children with disabilities, children affected by HIV/AIDS, children living in extreme poverty, adolescent mothers, children under the care of teenage and elderly parents/caregivers, marginalized youth who are unskilled, under skilled and unemployed and have limited access to sexual reproductive health services.
The target beneficiaries in the Program area are further divided into three main categories namely; Life stage 1, 2 and 3. Beneficiaries of life stage 1 are 0-5-year-olds children, Life stage 2 are 6-14-year-old Children and Life stage 3 (15-24 years) Adolescents and young Adults in child-bearing age and the families that make the communities where the organization operates. The secondary beneficiaries include the families and the wider community who are not directly targeted by the program services.

Field offices and operating areas
Tunyai –upper Chiakariga and Tharaka South sub counties of Tharaka Nithi County
Matiri-Lower Chiakariga and Igambangombe sub counties of Tharaka Nithi
Ishiara-Mbeere North Sub county of Embu County