What we do
Our Approach
Quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development (SDG 4). Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality (SDG1). To reduce inequalities, policies should pay attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations (SGD 10) and create sustainable economic growth for youths and women to have quality (SDG 8). Food and agriculture sectors and access to safe reliable water offers key solutions for development and is central for hunger and poverty eradication (SDG 2).
Education
Sawa Education programs focus on equipping children, youths and adults with a solid foundation that will forever empower them to be world changers and global leaders. We do this through our holistic and innovative education approaches. These includes a daily healthy diet, a low teacher to student ratio, girls and boys club, co-curricular activities, STEM, Computer skills, the Arts, spiritual development, social work support, mentorship and leadership development.
Education Programs
Our Education Programs Include:
YouthHub
Sawa YouthHub is dedicated to empowering youths to gain skills that will enable them to end the cycle of poverty in their families and communities. We work to enhance the capacity of underserved youths, girls and young women. We create and mobilize opportunities that gives them equal access to the competitive digital age and market.
YouthHub Objectives:
- To give youths access to opportunities for exposure and learning.
- To create a girls safe space for creativity, innovation and leadership.
- To develop youth leadership and advocacy skills.
- To give youths access to formal and informal education.
- To empower youths, girls and young women for entrepreneurship, job market, and tech opportunities.
Somasawa
SomaSawa model aggressively intervenes at the right time to close the gaps in education before learners become unsuccessful. We leverage resources, partners, community volunteers, education enthusiasts and parents to offer a robust but cost-effective innovation to learners. Hence a fast and effective impact on learners left behind in their education.
Our interventions address gaps in digital skills, literacy, numeracy, STEM, the Arts, life skills and extracurricular activities.
Somasawa Approach:
- Building public school teachers capacity with innovative interventions to enhance students learning in their classrooms
- Mentor and support teachers as they strive to address barriers to learning and improve student outcomes.
- Give learners access to resources and tools that will enable them to build foundational and advanced skills for lifelong learning.
- Advocate for policy change and curriculum support by engaging county and national education leaders and stakeholders in all levels of our work.
Economic Empowerment
Economically and spiritually empowered families and individuals can support themselves, their community and growing the economy of the whole region hence breaking the cycle of poverty. .
Do you want to invest in long-term solutions to poverty and enable the poor to transform their lives? Join Sawa’s Solution to long-term poverty alleviation!
How to get involved
No matter how you choose to get involved, when you're a part of Sawa, the support of generous people like you empowers us to achieve our mission.