COMPASSION TO ACTION

BUILD A WORLD WHERE ALL

WOMEN & YOUTH ARE SAFE, STRONG

& VALUED.

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WHO WE ARE

BATO is a female-led organization that works with both the rural and informal settlement populations using a gender mainstreaming approach. This means that while our programs primarily focus on achieving gender equity and equality for the girl child, women and Youth. We take care not to leave behind the boy child (and men) who are part and parcel of the society within which they live.

We cooperate and collaborate with government institutions, strategic partners and relevant stakeholders, to improve the communities’ perception of the value of girl child development, promoting women into leadership and governance positions, gender considerate decision making processes, we promote  the invaluable impact of youth involvement in the greater social economic framework of community  development and policy making, active and equal decision making at multiple levels,  and the strengthening of Youth and  women’s capacity to meaningfully engage in social economic development  growth and sanity to a struggling gender Equality to attain their full potential.

WHAT WE DO / OUR SERVICES

1.

Food Security & Agribusiness

Aimed at increasing the communities’ resilience and incomes through food, nutrition and livestock production to rise above the poverty and malnutrition index respectively of the project beneficiaries who are women and Youth.

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2.

Education For Transformation

Girl Child Sponsorship Project- Formal education support to needy children to ensure child insertion and retention capacity in Schools is enhanced.

Mentorship and Counselling

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3.

Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Menstrual Health Management – Mentorship and Counselling, Protect and Dignify a Girl- Child by providing sanitary wears to School girls and Community teenage mothers to enhance self-esteem.

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4.

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

We engage the community through a people driven process orientation with a deeper understanding to climate change effects; to build their resilience and coping mechanisms…
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5.

Capacity Building and Livelihoods Programme

Courses which vary from 4- 12 Months on Vocational Business and Entrepreneurship incubation are aimed at increasing the household incomes through structured Social Groups. Each compact course is segmented into different Skill areas – Technical, Social and Entrepreneurial.

6.

Teenage pregnancies & HIV and STIs

There has been an alarming rise in the rate of teenage pregnancy, HIV and SDTs infections among teenage girls in Kenya despite numerous efforts to address the crisis. This poses a great risk to the future of the Kenyan adolescent girl;

Our Vision

We envision creating an opportunity in a society that uphold and respect the rights of all Girls, Boys, and People with disability (PWD), Youth and Women, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, and social status, develop and live their lives to full potential.

Our Mission

Promote the rights of Girls, Boys, and People with Disability (PWD), Youth and women through education support, social, economic empowerment, rehabilitation, and Advocacy and Civic rights.

Core Values

  • Integrity
  • Transformation
  • Excellence
  • Accountability
  • Collaboration