About Us
Who we are?
Established in 2010 with the goal of addressing the wide gender gap in girl’s enrollment in school, especially in the South Nyanza part of the country, Sindo Sustainability Mission has continuously sought ways of improving the lives of girls and women in Kenya. With offices in Sindo, Homabay and Migori its numerous interventions have not only provided access to education for young girls, but also provided them awareness on their reproductive lives, rights, entitlements and responsibility. To achieve this, the organization targets the legislature, religious and traditional leaders as well as communities and institutions.
Sindo Sustainability Mission provides holistic interventions that meet the needs of vulnerable adolescent girls especially those from poor rural areas, disadvantaged and undeserved groups like married adolescent and girls in humanitarian settings. Our specific interventions include Adolescents Reproductive Health & Rights, Female Students Scholarships for vulnerable girls, Advocacy and community mobilization and sensitization on civil rights and responsibilities as well as gender equity. The organization has empowered and promoted girl child education and providing educational support to young people through its Female Students Scholarships Scheme (FSSS), Safe Spaces and life skills development and talent development. Through a comprehensive approach, the process of the scholarship scheme is built in such a way that the girl-child is not only offered formal education but also armed with general life skills, sexuality education and in the process age of marriage is delayed. (Over 20 girls have graduated from secondary school under the scholarship scheme and we have almost 30 presently placed in various girls boarding schools in four counties across the Western region of Kenya)
Vision
A society where every young person is able to develop their highest potential irrespective of race, gender, or religion.
Mission
To provide young people and especially girls with the opportunity they need to develop to their highest potential.
Goal
To give young girls opportunities to attain the highest level of educational pursuits in their lives without financial constraints.
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“The glamour and joy I see in the eyes of these girl children when I interact with them through this organization gives me the inner peace which gives me the impetus to carry on.
Before she was under this programme, she had some sort of inferiority complex, you could see that she was depressed and didn’t know what was next with her education but now she feels very secure. She mixes so easily with friends in sports, other clubs and academic work. She therefore participates fully.
Sindo Sustainability Mission is very important in our society now because previously the girl child’s position was known to only be in the kitchen but those days are gone. The girl child must forge forward and attain the highest level of education. [One of the SSM girls] is even earning to reach university which we know she will definitely do.”
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OUR TEAM
She served as the Women President of East Africa Annual Conference United Methodist Church.
She is involved in many mentorship programs for girls and young adults
BEATRICE ASYAGO
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
Founding Director of the Nathan Hall Williams Center (NHWC), a Global Grant Health & Hygiene Technical Adviser, and a Lecturer of Public Health in Nakuru, Kenya.
HALEY WILLIAMS
COMPANY SECRETARY
Dr. Berryl is an energy lawyer specializing in emergent energy markets of Eastern Africa (Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia).
BERRYL CLAIRE
EDUCATION COMMITEE
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OUR APPROACH
SINDO SUSTAINABILITY MISSION approach is to ensure that the funding goes directly to support the education needs of girl orphans. We believe this is in the best interests of the child and is the most effective use of donor money. Protecting the dignity and privacy of the Fund beneficiaries is of paramount importance to us. This means that there is no personal or direct relation, obligation, or contact between the donor and any beneficiary. We will however provide general information about the initiative to our donors at regular intervals.
THE STORY IN KENYA
BEFORE HER 18TH BIRTHDAY, ONE IN EVERY FOUR GIRLS IN KENYA IS ALREADY MARRIED.
In many parts of Kenya, before girls are married, they are supposed to undergo “female circumcision,” otherwise known as female genital mutilation. This dangerous procedure can lead to immediate infections and can later cause problems with childbirth.
Early marriage means that the girls are more likely to become HIV positive. A study in one region of Kenya showed that 33% of married girls were HIV positive, compared to 22% of sexually active unmarried girls.
HOW WE ARE MAKING IT WORK
BEFORE HER 18TH BIRTHDAY, ONE IN EVERY FOUR GIRLS IN KENYA IS ALREADY MARRIED.
In many parts of Kenya, before girls are married, they are supposed to undergo “female circumcision,” otherwise known as female genital mutilation. This dangerous procedure can lead to immediate infections and can later cause problems with childbirth.
Early marriage means that the girls are more likely to become HIV positive. A study in one region of Kenya showed that 33% of married girls were HIV positive, compared to 22% of sexually active unmarried girls.
