Transforming Communities Through Integration
From supporting 10 girls in 2008 to empowering 22,000+ children and families today, Make Me Smile Kenya demonstrates that sustainable change happens when health, education, justice, and economic empowerment work hand in hand.
Measurable Impact
Numbers that represent transformed lives and stronger communities
Our Integrated Programs
Six interconnected programs that amplify each other’s impact
🏥 Angola Health Center
24/7 Comprehensive Healthcare
Our health center provides maternal care, mobile outreach, HIV services, and emergency care. Operating 24/7 with ambulance service, we’ve dramatically reduced maternal mortality in our region.
🎓 Smiles Hub
Vocational Training Center
Tailoring, hairdressing, and business skills training with childcare facilities. Zero dropouts achieved in 2022-2024, with graduates starting businesses and employing others.
💻 Future Hub
IT & Digital Skills Center
Computer literacy, solar technology certification, and digital entrepreneurship. Graduates are opening internet cafes and working as solar technicians, earning sustainable incomes.
🛡️ Safe Park & Library
Child Protection & Development
Safe spaces for play, learning, and protection. Gender equality activities and violence prevention programs have transformed community attitudes and child safety.
🌿 Permaculture Project
Environmental Sustainability
Climate-smart agriculture, reforestation, and food security initiatives. Communities now have kitchen gardens and sustainable farming practices for long-term resilience.
👨👩👧👦 OVC Support
Orphans & Vulnerable Children
Comprehensive family strengthening, education support, and community-based care. SILC groups provide microfinance access to 1,898 caregivers.
How Our Programs Work Together
Integration creates exponential impact across our community
Cross-Program Referrals
Health center patients use the Safe Park while waiting for results. Vocational students take IT classes. OVC families receive permaculture training for food security.
Shared Infrastructure
All programs operate from our Mayenya Community Center. Mothers use childcare facilities, students access the library, everyone benefits from health services proximity.
Holistic Development
A young mother might start in Safe Park as a child, receive vocational training, access health services, get legal support, and learn sustainable farming—all within one system.
Multiplying Impact
Success in one program amplifies others. Economic independence through training leads to investment in children’s education. Gender equality improvements benefit all programs.
Stories of Transformation
Real people, real change, lasting impact
Breaking Cycles of Violence
We had this very aggressive boy who was using drugs and stealing from his grandmother. Through Safe Park activities, counseling, and patient intervention, he completely transformed. Now he’s back in school, performing well, and his whole family dynamic changed—the grandmother has peace, and teachers now trust our programs.
Economic Independence
Christine was battling depression from domestic violence when she joined our production unit. Through mentorship and steady income from tailoring work, she learned to handle conflict, gained confidence, and can now support her family independently. She built her own house and became a role model in her community.
Justice for Survivors
Before our paralegals program, many women suffered in silence. Now we have trained legal advisors who regularly visit women at home, carry out interventions, and ensure women get their rights. Cases that would have been swept under the rug are now being heard in court.
Digital Opportunities
After completing our IT certification program, John didn’t just get a job—he opened an internet cafe in his rural village. Now young people don’t have to travel to Kisumu for computer access, and he’s training others in digital literacy while earning 3,000 shillings weekly.
Community Health Champions
Our 24/7 health center doesn’t just treat illness—it prevents it. Mothers now come for regular check-ups, families plan their children, and our community health promoters ensure no one falls through the cracks. We’ve dramatically reduced maternal mortality and improved child health outcomes.
Cultural Transformation
Over 90% of people in our community now know their HIV status. We worked with churches and traditional leaders to change harmful practices like wife inheritance. When pastors preach about safe sex and knowing your status, the congregation says ‘Amen’ and starts practicing it. That’s systemic change.
Recognition & Regional Impact
Our integrated model is inspiring change beyond Kisumu County
Best Implementing Partner
Awarded “Best Implementing Partner in Western Kenya” by USAID/World Vision for our comprehensive approach and measurable outcomes.
Knowledge Exchange
Other counties are requesting knowledge exchanges to replicate our integrated model. Our approach is inspiring similar programs across East Africa.
Government Partnership
Working closely with County Government ensures sustainability. Our health center operates in partnership with public health systems, creating a replicable model.
Sustainable Change
Communities continue improving even when direct support ends. We build local capacity rather than dependency, ensuring long-term transformation.
Join Our Integrated Mission
Every donation, partnership, and act of support helps us build more bridges between health, education, justice, and empowerment. Together, we can transform more communities across Kenya and beyond.