A form of Child Labour
Out of school Children burdened with care for toddler siblings as baby sitters.
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About US
HEALTHY CHILD OUTREACH ORGANISATION, (HECOO) is a Community Based Organization, located in Nambuku Location, Funyula/Samia Sub-county in Busia District of Kenya. The organization centers it’s activities and programs around children, youth ,Mother’s, families and households.
Our mission is to promote the quality of life of mothers and their children and advance the dignity of children to help children survive and succeed in socio and economically sustainable family settings.
The vision and philosophy of HECOO is to create a society where children and their mothers live & thrive in happy, vibrant, healthy, rewarding homes and families nourished by economically and socially sustainable families/households in enabling environments; to develop their abilities and talents to their full potential.
For children, the most important factors in the world are not political leaders and heads of development agencies, but the parents and care giver who make crucial household decisions each day.
Women / mother’s generally place a higher premium on welfare related goals and are more likely to use their influence and the resources they control to promote needs of families, particularly children
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As a Community Based Organization, our goals are:
-To promote the quality of life of mothers and their children
-To advance the dignity of children.
-To help children survive, thrive and succeed in socio and economically sustainable family settings.
- To lobby and advocate for children's rights.
-To protect children.
At HEALTHY CHILD OUTREACH ORGANISATION, (HECOO), our unique programmes will not only aim at helping protect children from domestic violence & feed hungry children and their families, and generally advance children’s health and welfare, they also help empower their mothers, and caregivers to be better placed to look after them well, and be able to generate sustainable incomes to enable them adequately support their children receive an education & skills that leads to employment.
Our Objectives
To purse the aforementioned goals, HECOO is guided by key strategic objectives such as:
To alleviate hunger, ignorance, disease and poverty in households & families through self-help project interventions and through self reliance local initiatives and livelihoods for sustainable growth.
To skill and empower women members / mother’s of children so as to be able to undertake income generating micro-business enterprises so as to provide adequately & nurture their children; increase their household incomes and positively improve social, economic and cultural position of the members.
WHERE WE WORK.
HEALTHY CHILD OUTREACH ORGANISATION, (HECOO) is a Community Based Organization, (CBO) located in Funyula, in Busia District in Western region of Kenya.
Funyula/Samia Sub-county in particular, and Busia District in general are rural settings, where predominantly peasant subsistence agriculture is practiced. Funyula / Samia sub-county comprises of over 100 villages and parishes.
Funyula is one of the poorest Sub-counties in Kenya with the majority of residents/households earning less than 1 US Dollar a day. Rural unemployment, is one of the highest in the country, and over 60% of children in the region are malnourished.
Like most areas in the country, the majority of the population are children and youth.
CONTACT US:
Reach us by email at:
healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
By Telephone:
Tel.: +254 794 709 815
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FOCUS AREAS / PROJECTS.
HECOO is working on the following sectors and is interested in consolidating it's efforts to create a sustainable impact.
YOUR SUPPORT
is critically needed to make this goal a success.
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Addressing the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic
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Promoting Disability Inclusive Education
Project to reach out to all children with disabilities in the Sub-county to access school/education.
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Promoting Quality Education
We work to secure equal educational access and high-quality education for all children, no matter what obstacles stand in their way.
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*School Deworming Project
- through School Deworming Initiatives
Project to carry out deworming initiatives against intestinal worms , helemithis’ in nursery and primary school children.
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*Improving children’s nutrition & welfare
Project to improve health care and nutrition of children so as to enable them thrive and grow healthy.
Gender Equity
We defend the right of all children and youth to enjoy equal resources and opportunities in society and work to define new social and cultural norms that do not discriminate based on gender identity.
Young people have the right to protect their bodies, raise their voices, and define their futures. But millions are denied these rights every day. We work to ensure that all children – regardless of their gender or their sexual identity – can be safe, learn, lead, and thrive.
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*Promoting Village Savings & Loan Schemes
Project to empower households with financial resources & Entrepreneurial skills to access financial services to start income generating Micro-projects.
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*Promoting Better Nutrition & Food Security.
Project to empower families with a means to sustainable livelihoods to generate incomes and boost food production.
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* Promoting Primary Health Initiatives in rural communities.
*Youth Empowerment & Skilling
We prepare young people to shape their own futures, advance their rights, and lead healthy, productive lives.
By investing in young people, we advance youth rights and work to transform the youth “bulge” into a powerhouse of innovation, opportunity, and social change.
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*Promoting Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Initiatives in local communities
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*Lobbying and advocacy for children
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*Freedom from Violence & Exploitation
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We seek to prevent and end the many forms of violence that keep children and youth from reaching their full potential and to heal those who have been adversely affected by these destructive practices.
All children deserve to grow up free from danger and harm – yet millions are threatened by war, trafficking, violence, and abuse. For survivors and children at risk, we work to bring safety and dignity to their lives.
Children and youth who live outside of mainstream society – and who are therefore most at risk of violence and exploitation – are often overlooked. Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse happen behind closed doors; poverty and inequality make children more vulnerable to sex and labor trafficking; war and community violence uproot children and youth from their homes and families. Their physical and psychosocial well-being is threatened. And too often, cultural norms make it acceptable to ignore their suffering.
Not on our watch. Healthy Child Outreach Organisation is dedicated to ending violence and exploitation for children and to helping young survivors rebuild their lives.
Our grassroots village volunteers provide protection and holistic care to trafficked children, migrants and refugees, child laborers, and survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation. They work to secure children’s legal identities – a critical step toward ensuring children’s safety and access to social services. They prevent future abuses by educating the public, training service providers, and combating harmful cultural norms and practices. And by pushing for better laws and policies to protect children and youth, they contribute to a growing movement that will not accept anything less than safety and security for every child.
*Advancing Children's rights
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*Stopping the Practice of Child/Early marriages
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*Assisting child mothers & girl school dropouts
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OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WE ARE INVOLVED IN
HECOO is interested in promoting the following Activities:
*Promoting Agricultural Livelihoods & increasing poultry rearing skills & knowledge of women in modern poultry rearing methods through training & promoting Village / backyard poultry rearing livelihoods with the aim of transitioning to small holder commercial poultry production.
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*Improving women’s entrepreneurial skills through training.
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*Empowering women economically through access to credit
and other financial services / business development services.
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*Improving women’s domestic household/families’ nutrition/ diet & promoting food security.
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*Promoting local savings and investment culture through / Group Formation / Village Savings & loan schemes and Cooperative Societies /SACCOs.
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*Improving children’s Nutrition, Health & Welfare
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*Promoting Disability Inclusive Education
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we value collaboration. We would like to work with a broad network of partners across civil society, the private sector, and government to support and create opportunities to vulnerable children and youth.
We eagerly look for new organizations to partner with across the globe.
We must do all we can to ensure the world’s most vulnerable children and young people get the support & protection they need to survive and thrive and develop their full potential, especially during this crisis of Covid-19 Pandemic.
To do this we need your help.
You can contact us for a discussion on how you or your organization can help.
at Email: healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
or by filling the form on this site:
TAKE ACTION
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Get involved. Undertake one or more of the following Activities:
*Planned Giving
*Fund Raise For Us
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E.g.
-Start a Fundraiser
-Organize /host a Fundraising Event
-Recommend to a Funder, etc.
*Help us Register HECOO in your Country as an NGO /Charity.
*Make Regular Donations and Support Our Work Now and into the Future.
*Become an Ordinary Member /Life Member
*Lend your time, skills and enthusiasm to help HECOO work towards its goals, objectives, vision & mission
*Interest a friend/colleague & Share this Page With a Friend
*Fund a Project or an Activity
*Partner With Us
*Gift a Child
*Support a Child
*Support a Family
*Donate in Kind
Become a Volunteer
*Give to Healthy Child Outreach Organisation
HOW TO GIVE
*Give Online
*Give Monthly
*Give at Work
* Give regularly
* One-time Donation
*Text to Give
*Donate Goods or Equipment
Trusts & Bequests
Community Fundraising
Conduct an Online Fundraising
Fundraise on Crowdfunding platform
DONATE
You can Donate, Volunteer, Partner, Gift or fundraise for us
Help A Child Survive & Thrive.
HOW YOU CAN HELP / Get involved
SUPPORT A CHILD OR FAMILY
Support a Family or Support a child have a brighter and healthier future.
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BECOME A MEMBER
Become a HECOO Member today
You can become an Ordinary or Life Member of HECOO
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BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Lend your time, skills and enthusiasm to help HECOO work towards its vision
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PARTNER WITH US OR LINK US TO A PARTNER OR DONOR
You can recommend us to a donor or solicit for us for funding using your connections.
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BECOME A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR
Make regular donations and support our work now and into the future.
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FUNDRAISE FOR US AT YOUR WORKPLACE
DONATE TO/FOR A PROJECT
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HOW TO DONATE
You Can donate through one of the following ways:
TT-Telegraphic Money Transfer
Western Union
Moneygram
Cheque
Pay Pal
Visa
Payza
Xoom Corporation
Transferwise
Chime Inc
Remitly
Venmo
Azimo
Ria monet transfer
OFX
XE Money Transfer
Paysend
Currencies Direct
Currency Fair
Tor Fx
World First
Mobile Wallet
World Remit
Transfer Galaxy
or through any other money transfer service/provider in your country.
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healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
HOW TO DONATE.
You Can donate through one of the following ways:
TT-Telegraphic Money Transfer
Western Union
Moneygram
Cheque
Pay Pal
Visa
Payza
Xoom Corporation
Transferwise
Chime Inc
Remitly
Venmo
Azimo
Ria monet transfer
OFX
XE Money Transfer
Paysend
Currencies Direct
Currency Fair
Tor Fx
World First
Mobile Wallet
World Remit
Transfer Galaxy
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healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
Needy Children We target for support in the project area
Nursery Pupils
Studying in overcrowded facilities which are poorly equipped.
Children living in poor households
Poverty afflicts many rural families.
Child Mother
Teenage pregnancy is on the rise due lockdowns and closure of schools.
FUNDRAISING TOOL KIT
TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF IMPROVERISHED CHILDREN & THOSE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY CHALLENGED!
Healthy Child Outreach Organisation (HECOO) is committed to helping children see possibilities beyond what they experience every day, and we work to give children the opportunity to make a difference in their lives and communities.
Through education, we envision each child having access to the greater world and the opportunity to participate in it.
We are actively involved on the ground helping children and families reach their full potential. We also find, fund and partner with organizations & Self-help groups that are leading local innovative ways to increase access to quality education for children living in poverty and those with disabilities. We put donations directly in the hands of groups working to make an impact in their communities. Working with families & households and schools; we provide small, and effective interventions and organizational support. Our interventions & investment nurtures grassroots communities & families that otherwise often lack the resources they need to provide for their children and refine, sustain, and grow their children’s educational dreams to enable their children thrive & develop their full potential.
And now you can be a part of our team! By creating a fundraiser to support quality education and innovative solutions in Uganda, you can make a difference. Everything you need to get started is outlined below.
Thank you for supporting Healthy Child Outreach Organisation!
HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER
-Pick your fundraising purpose and be creative.
-Set a fundraising target for yourself and commit to it.
-Believe in what you’re doing!
Go to:
https://www.classy.org/fundraise/get-involved?cid=26608
to set up your online fundraising page. Make it personal, update your information, personalize your story and your page to show your support. Be creative and have fun!
WHY NOT TRY TO...
• Grow a mustache.
• Host a lemonade stand.
• Ask friends and family to donate in place of your birthday gift.
• Throw a dinner party.
• Run a marathon.
• Give on your big day - forget toasters – ask for donations for your wedding instead of gifts and make a real difference.
• Celebrate a unique or meaningful holiday
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A FUNDRAISER:
GAINING ENERGY AS YOUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN GROWS
*Make the first donation.
*We recommend that you jumpstart your fundraising efforts by showing your support with a contribution of any size.
*Start where you’re comfortable.
*Start off by asking your close friends and family to support your fundraiser, it can be easier to first ask for support from people with whom you are comfortable, before reaching out further.
Set a goal to ask 10-15 people during the first week.
*Move on to round two.
*When you have a bit of momentum behind your campaign, reach out to another 10-15 friends and colleagues.
The Real Deal.
Now that you’ve received more support you should feel the energy and be more comfortable to expand further by reaching out to your social networks, acquaintances, co-workers and distant relatives.
As you get closer to reaching your fundraising goal, step up your efforts. Identify potential supporters and reach out to them directly. Make sure to share how far you’ve come towards your goals and remind everyone of the impact that donations to Healthy Child Outreach Organisation have for children around the world.
HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR FUNDRAISER
-Communication is key to gaining support for online campaigns.
-Use Emails, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, phone calls, coffee dates, your local newspaper, TV channel, posters or whatever else you can think of!
-Track milestones and accomplishments throughout your campaign and use them to stay motivated and fuel your communications.
-Supporters want to know that their support helps you achieve your goals, so keep them posted! If you’re doing well, make sure to thank your supporters - And if you’re falling behind or not quite at your goal, don’t be afraid to ask potential supporters for help!
-Don’t forget to always include a link to your personal donation page.
NEED SOME INSPIRATION?
-Film a short video about why you’ve decided to fundraise for Healthy Child Outreach Organisation, and share it with your friends, family and loved ones.
-Including images, videos, links and sound clips help supporters engage with your communications!
-Share a link to your fundraising page on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media. Get the word out.
-Mention your donors in a “Thank You” post on Facebook. Not only does it show your appreciation, but it also lets others know how they can make this same kind of difference in the world.
-Ask anyone who gives towards your fundraising goal to share about it on their social media as well.
STILL STUCK? TRY THESE SAMPLE POSTS:
FACEBOOK POSTS:
I’ve started a fundraiser for @Healthy Child Outreach Organisation (HECOO) to support education in Kenya, Help me reach my fundraising goal by giving the gift of education. Every donation counts [Insert Link]
Every donation makes a difference for @Healthy Child Outreach Organisation and their partners. HECOO works with communities in Busia district where just $150 will allow one child to enroll, attend & participate in all school activities for a whole year in rural day primary school, in addition to meeting the costs of basic scholastic materials and uniforms. While only $350 helps a child from a poor family complete one full year in a rural day- secondary school, with basic scholastic materials and school uniforms. - increasing their chances of continuing their education through high school. . [Insert Link]
No matter the size of your gift, you can make a difference.
TWITTER POSTS:
Every $1 invested in education, generates a $10-15 social and economic return! Donate here [Insert Link]
I’m halfway to my fundraising goal for @Healthy Child Outreach Organisation– to support children education. Every donation makes a difference for @Healthy Child Outreach Organisation and their partners. HECOO works with communities in Busia where just $150 will allow one child to enroll, attend & participate in all school activities for a whole year in rural day primary school, in addition to meeting the costs of basic scholastic materials and uniforms. While only $350 helps a child from a poor family complete one full year in a rural day- secondary school, with basic scholastic materials and school uniforms - increasing their chances of continuing their education through high school. [Insert Link]
Funyula Sub-county in Kenya and donate here [Insert Link].
Do you believe in the power of youth as positive change makers? I do. Donate here [Insert Link]
EMAIL:
Dear [Friends and Family],
I’m excited to announce that I’ve started a fundraiser for Healthy Child Outreach Organisation (HECOO), a non-profit Community Based Organisation (CBO) that partners with schools and organizations that are leading locally-based innovative solutions to increase access to and quality of education for children living in poverty & those with disabilities in Western Kenya. Healthy Child Outreach Organisation is an outreach organization which delivers services and inputs directly into the hands of families, households and schools and indigenous rural local groups working to make an impact in their communities.
Education is a critical part of life. It has the power to changes lives and create generations of change. Did you know, every $1 invested in education generates a $10-15 social and economic return!
Every donation makes a difference for Healthy Child Outreach Organisation and their poor rural partners. HECOO works in Funyula /Samia sub-county where just $150 will allow one child to enroll, attend & participate in all school activities for a whole year in rural day primary school, in addition to meeting the costs of basic scholastic materials and uniforms. While only $350 helps a child from a poor family complete one full year in a rural day- secondary school, with basic scholastic materials and school uniforms. - increasing their chances of continuing their education through high school.
No matter the size of your gift, you can make a difference.
I hope that you’ll help me raise [my fundraising goal] to support grassroots, community-led solutions to providing quality education opportunities to children living in poverty. [Insert fundraising page here]
Thank you for your support,
[Your name]
ALL DONATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
No matter what amount your supporters have the capacity to give, donations to Healthy Child Outreach Organisation make a difference.
$1000 Makes it possible for 2 high school graduates in Kenya to volunteer as mentors and tutors in low-resource primary classrooms.
$350 Helps a child from a poor family complete one full year in a rural day- secondary school, with basic scholastic materials and school uniforms. - increasing their chances of continuing their education through high school.
$150 Will allow one child to enroll, attend & participate in all school activities for a whole year in rural day primary school, in addition to meeting the costs of basic scholastic materials and uniforms.,
$540 Ensures 1 physically challenged school girl or boy (with mobility constraints/issues) from a distant area from the nearest village school Busia district of Kenya, to be transported on boda boda motor bike to attend school program for a full year, who otherwise would not be able to access education.
$250 Ensures that 100 school girls & boys from poor families will have a full year’s access to exercise books, pens, pencils, mathematical sets and school bags they need to use in the classrooms for primary schools.
$100 Provides a monthly salary for 1 infant- school teacher in rural Villages working in a kindergarten/nursery schools that benefit marginalized/indigenous tribal children who are more than 5 km from school facilities, who otherwise are likely not to access early childhood education.
$65 Will help fund one girl’s or boy’s school uniforms & shoes requirements for a full year.
$30 Is enough to provide for the basic needs of a teenage’s/ adolescent girl’s dignity kit / sanitary materials requirements for one full year.
MAKE SURE TO THANK PEOPLE WHO DONATE
The number one rule of fundraising is to thank your donors, and then thank them again. Let everyone know that their support makes a difference in the lives of real girls and boys.
QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP.
CONTACT:
Tel.:
+254 704 709 815
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E-mail:
healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
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Contact Form /Inquiry Form
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Funyula Trading Centre, Busia District, Kenya
+254794709815
Working Hours:
Sun: Closed,
Mon-Fri: 8 am-6 pm,
Sat: 10 am-4 pm
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Projects & Activities
*Addressing The Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic impacting on children
& poor families
At HECOO we are interested in the following Projects:
*Disability Inclusive Education.
Project to reach out to all children with disabilities (Physically & Mentally Challenged Children) in the locations to access school/quality education.
*School-Based Deworming Project
Project to carry out deworming initiatives against intestinal worms , helminthes’ in nursery and primary school children.*Improving Children’s Nutrition & Welfare /Well-being
Project to improve health care and nutrition of children so as to enable them thrive and grow healthy.
*Economic Empowerment / Village Savings & Loan Schemes
Project to empower households with financial resources & Entrepreneurial skills to access financial services to start income generating Micro-projects.
*Promoting Better Nutrition & Food Security.
Project to empower families with a means to sustainable livelihoods to generate incomes and boost food production.
*Adolescents Reproductive Health
Youth friendly health services / Addressing the Needs of the Girl Child
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*Addressing the challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic
* Inclusive Education for the disabled children
Contact Us at:
healthychildoutreach@gmail.com
Tel.: +254 794 709 815
MEET OUR TEAM
Chairman/Director
Ms. Onyango Jonathan Yebberi
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Makoha Denis
BA., MA (Dev. Studies); Dip. in Social Work & Social Administration. 10 years experience in the field of NGO work.
Programmes Coordinator
Mr. Ogutu Madede:
Dip. ED., B.Ed., MA; Phd; Dip. Dev. Studies; Dip in Business studies; Certificate in Micro-Finance Management. 20 years working with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) & Community Based Organisations (CBOs). In charge of all programmes