Focus

We are committed to ending extreme poverty in urban areas by equipping local churches with the tools and knowledge to LIFT their communities out of poverty.

Approach

We believe in reducing vulnerability by increasing the resilience of urban poor communities to identify and prioritize their needs, and with little or no external support, pursue their own solutions to these needs. We see the potential of the urban poor as opposed to their perceived poverty. We journey together through an empowering process anchored in the local church to help them unlock their potential and make use of the skills and resources they already have.

We are Different

• Grassroots based and locally led – We work with vulnerable households in urban slums areas. Our staff live with communities at grassroots level, learning from them and working alongside them while pursuing the goal of promoting their wellbeing.
• Partnering with the local Church for Change – We work with and through the local Church to provide local presence, accountability, credibility and infrastructure. Urban Impact partners with local Churches to be agents of transformation in their communities.
• We promote sustainable solutions to poverty – To break the cycle of poverty and dependency, urban impact operates on the principle of helping communities to help themselves. We believe everyone has a potential to lift themselves out of poverty to self-reliance.
• Promoting self-reliance and reducing dependency on handouts – By providing use of locally available resources which leads to mind-set transformation.
• We focus on community – We focus on a community’s strengths rather than its problems, and mobilize their talents, skills and assets to create sustainable solutions.
• We build on existing structures – We build on existing structures and engage with the local communities and stakeholders to reduce duplication, allows for cost savings and ensures continued structural and community support for beneficiaries after the Urban Impact Kenya withdraws.