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About Us

Our History and Growth

The organization traces its history to 1975, when the then ACK Diocese of Maseno South launched an Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) as a means through which it promoted community health initiatives, food production, and appropriate technology and education programs.

In 1981, the then Church of Province of Kenya (CPK) established a Provincial Board of Christian Community Services (PBCCS) that initiated a church development consultative meeting, which largely focused on expansion of the church ministry, around May 1983. The ministry was to cater for rural and urban poor by precipitating development and established provincial diocesan office and development offices (Christian Community Services (CCS)).

It was also charged with developing critical awareness about what was happening to the people. As a result, CCS became the development arm of the church focusing on program development and service delivery. The integration of various Diocesan Development Departments into broader regional development platforms led to the formation of the Inter Diocesan Christian Community Services (IDCCS) in 1997 that later rebranded to ADS–Nyanza in 2010.

Since 1997, the organization has promoted transformational human development that stimulated equality in the sharing of the full benefits of God’s abundant resources.

Our Approach

How We Work With Communities

ADS Nyanza works in communities where there is a real need. Our aim is to facilitate independence, self-sufficiency, and dignity of life in the communities we serve. Our programs are bespoke to each community, reflecting local culture, economic, political, and environmental contexts.

We focus on all aspects of community development — working to enable the communities to achieve fullness of life and uphold the integrity of creation through sustainable community development programs.

1. Identification

We identify communities in need.

2. Validation

We validate the ‘need’ and measure the change.

3. Holistic Approach

We develop long-term holistic programs within communities.

4. Services

We create community ownership and demand-driven services.

5. Growth

We hand over and support community growth.

6. Engagement

We engage, nurture, and maintain volunteers and partners.

What We Do

Our Thematic Areas of Impact

Early Childhood Development & Education

We collaborate closely with communities and vulnerable households with children aged 0-3 years to promote nurturing care for early childhood development. Our focus is on fostering positive parenting practices, promoting social behavior change, and encouraging male involvement in caregiving roles. We empower primary caregivers with the knowledge and resources needed to support their children’s holistic development, ensuring that young children not only survive but thrive during these critical years. Additionally, we partner with consortia of faith leaders to enhance psychosocial support for caregivers and advocate for policies that prioritize early childhood development. Through these efforts, we aim to create a supportive environment where every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Health and Advocacy

ADS-Nyanza is intervening for basic human right – health through promotive and preventive health for communities’ wellbeing working in partnership with Government departments and relevant stakeholders. ADS-Nyanza focus is on the most vulnerable populations of the communities including women, youths and HIV-affected. Universal Health Coverage – Ensuring that women, youth, children and HIV-affected receive adequate and affordable health services by working closely with local health services providers and County departments. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) – Increased access to quality SRHR information, services and enabling environment for youths. Climate Change and Health – Climate change negatively influences health outcomes. The organization monitors climate change related diseases e.g., malaria, malnutrition and partners for interventions.

Climate Resilience

ADS-Nyanza recognizes the worsening food insecurity further compounded by climate change and therefore supports climate smart initiatives by vulnerable groups and smallholders in improving food security and incomes from agriculture sustainably. Strengthen technical capacities of the vulnerable and groups management to enhance agriculture and Nutrition Connectedness (Agriculture-Nutrition Nexus) and income generation through surplus production amongst target communities. Support produce value chains mapping and development, produce value addition and enhancing collective market access for better incomes. Dissemination of New Technologies for adoption – support adoption of technologies that increase access to information, productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers. Eco-friendly Agricultural production – supports food production systems that are sustainable. Improved access to Water and Sanitation • Enhanced access and utilization of potable water and appropriate sanitation • Improved watershed management Environmental Conservation Increased resilience of communities to adversities of climate change .

Women Empowerment and Justice

ADS-Nyanza supports development and opening up of economic opportunities for vulnerable communities by facilitating building of strong entrepreneurial network of groups in communities. Financial Inclusivity – Saving with Education concept (SwE) – Capacity building of community own resource persons and communities to form, manage and mobilize savings and loaning through groups and individual goal driven for financial inclusivity and entrepreneurial initiatives. Business development services and better markets access Value Chains Development of key enterprises Household Economic Strengthening

Emergency Response

Our Coverage

Areas We Serve

ADS–Nyanza implements community-driven projects across multiple counties in Kenya, focusing on empowerment, health, resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.