Koija HOPE Club....

(Photo of Koija HOPE Club's Treasurer, Secretary & Chairman)

Introduction

Koija HOPE Club (KHC) (Health Operations for Pastoralist Environment) is a community-based organisation located at Koija group ranch in Olaibrosoil Location, Ewaso Sub Location, Laikipia district, Mukogodo Division, Kenya. The club was founded by the youth - Koijan pastoralists, warriors and girls. The club registered in the Ministry of Gender, Sport, Culture and Social Services of Kenya in the year 2004. KHC was formed with a view of working for the betterment of general healthcare/AIDS Awareness and Land Rehabilitiation & Reseeding. The implementation of the club’s goals and objectives should be inline with overall government policy on development and resource mobility.

Vision

To make the pastoral community realize the importance of healthy environment and proper biodiversity and to have a clear picture of the killer disease AIDS.

Mission

To enhance the community by a better understanding of the importance of healthy environment and by good management, and by using the local available resources to uplift their standards of living

To see the pastoralist community mobilised towards the achievement of a better understanding of the monster AIDS, to have healthy people and a healthy environment.

Rationale of the Club

In order for the Koijan pastoral community to be able to address development programmes from grassroots level, a lot has to be done in terms of capacity building and participation. Koija Hope Club (KHC) is therefore working with its community back at home, trying to make things good and sustainable.

Problem Statement

The community environment is endowed with varied flora and fauna. Attractive, beautiful and very unique cultural values of its people and young people are yet to be explored due to poor land management and deadly disease HIV/AIDS. This and many aspects of the Maasai culture and physical environment need to be conserved and communicated in and out for healthy people and healthy environment.

Because of poor communications systems and unreliable infrastructures, the youth felt there is need of uniting people together in the H.O.P.E. Club to give hope and support and a better standard of living.

Objectives

The club is interested in promoting community-based initiatives in consideration of their lifestyles with a view to improve and strengthen their capability and better standard of living.

To educate the community on how best they can conserve if re-seeding has to be done.

To educate the community on the present position of HIV/AIDS.

To educate the community on importance of personal hygiene and environment.

Text provided by George Naptari, Chairman, Koija HOPE Club

Contact: <koijahope@yahoo.com>.

For more information please see Koija HOPE Club Plan (pdf)

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