Leo
Community Development Network(LECDEN-KENYA) is a Project identification figure
that has a lot to speak, illustrate and categorically to
intervene on community. Leo is a Swahili word Meaning
"Today". We not only aim to address today's problems but
also tomorrow's (future), to the people we represent.
LECDEN-KENYA
began in 2005 as the Kiambiu Self-Help Community
Programme in the slums of Kiambiu, Nairobi, Kenya. The
program was started by community members and has now
grown to include 3 feeding centers (One feeding Centre
at riverside, Kiambiu Courtesy of friends and well
wishers in the USA, A centre in Kibera Line Saba,
Another centre in Siaya District, both courtesy of Eyes
on Nature Expeditions tour firm base in Nairobi Kenya),
in the care of over 500 children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
The centre in Machakos District, Makueni District,
Homabay District still upcoming due to funds constraints
/ lack of donor funding. Because the services of LECDEN-KENYA
have reached beyond the boundaries of the Kiambiu, and
Kibera slums and outside Nairobi, it was decided that
the name should be changed to reflect its larger scope
of services within Kenya, hence the new name,
LECDEN-KENYA.
Leo
Community Development Network (LECDEN-KENYA) was founded on
the principles of community Development leading to
eventual economic self-sufficiency. LECDEN-KENYA
members, like so many in Africa and the developing
nations, need only a “hand-up” (skills, training,
expertise and temporary assistance).
LECDEN-KENYA was founded as a response to the death and
displacement caused by HIV/Aids/STI and Poverty
and the 80% unemployment rate in
most informal settlements in Kenya. Encouraged by the
industriousness and faith of their neighbours, the
founders jointly developed a community based NGO which
empowers its members with the maxim: “learn to fish and
be hungry no more”. When people are employed, they can
buy food, education and medicine. They are also able to
pay their house rent and keep their children safe in
school. With the hard work of the founders, the LECDEN-KENYA
Executive Board, the neighbourhood members they have
begun the hard work of economic development. However,
the community will need assistance temporarily while
they explore and initiate innovative projects to help
themselves and others out of poverty.
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- Care & Support for families infected &
affected with HIV/AIDS
- Care & Support for Children orphaned by
HIV/Aids and girl Child Capacity Building. - Environment
Awareness, Water &
Sanitation Programmes (Slum Upgrading
Initiatives) - Poverty Eradication through income
Generating
activities (I.G.A) for sustainable livelihood - Awareness
Campaign on health & Drug
Abuse
- Youth & Population Awareness Programmes
(Reproductive
health).
- Campaign against child
trafficking
- Campaign against Femal Genital Mutilation
(FGM)
and Gender Violence (Women &
widows)
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-
Counseling and Group Therapy Services
- Vocational trainings
for older orphans
- Home based care ,
Nutrition care , Medical
Care
-
Community Educational Programmes
through capacity building
- Establishment of Community Based Groups
to sustain development agenda
- Community Mobilization & Advocacy
Programmes
- Outreach Forums
- Drama Programmes especially for the youth
- Community Resource Person Approach.
- Involvement of Local Administration at the
community level . Learn More
- Lack
of Technical Support and capacity
building for our members
- Lack of resources to empower the
most vulnerable through sustainable
projects.
- Lack of donor funding
Let Us not Love merely in words
or the tongue. But in action, and in reality.
Our Vision
(LECDEN-KENYA) Envisions " A
just society in which human dignity is upheld and
sustainably developed"
Our Goals and Objectives
a) The
goal and objectives are orientation of health care ,
creating of HIV/AIDS,STI &
poverty towards the most prevalent
health needs and self reliance
target area.
b) Control/Reducing of AIDS/STI and poverty existence by
providing the necessary services
to this population i.e. awareness - education , counseling of the
already affected people
/ their family and referring of those who have been infected to health and
poverty
control institutions in addition to creating of employment and other self reliant
options/measures among others.
Our Mission
To work towards initiating sustainable development
programmes to improve the living standards of the poor
rural and urban slum dwellers especially the very most
vulnerable groups i.e children, girl child and women/widows
(Affected or Infected with HIV/AIDS/Poverty) Learn More
