Shining Hope for Communities

10/10/2026

Mlipanda miti kweli?

08/10/2026

𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤

This week is Customer Service Week, and at SHOFCO we're marking it by showing up where our customers are.

Yesterday and today, we trained 150+ women on how to use their water tokens. Together with our partners at Ushirika, a community-based organization, we walked through each step, answered questions, and and ensured everyone understood how to use our water token tags.

For us, good customer service is not only transactional, but also about ensuring every person, regardless of age, can access clean water with dignity, confidence, and ease.

Join our community and get your water token tag, connect with us now.

05/10/2026

Every lesson starts with a teacher who believes in a child's potential. 💙

This , SHOFCO celebrates every teacher in our two Girls Leadership Academies and across all our partner schools. We see your effort, your hard work, and your dedication, in the early mornings, the extra hours, and the belief you carry for every learner.

Thank you for shaping the leaders of today and tomorrow.

05/10/2026

02/10/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen preparedness for the El Niño rains, SHOFCO partnered with the County Government of Nairobi to clear and unclog drainage systems in identified flood-prone areas of Kianda, Kibera.

Kibera is particularly vulnerable to flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. Blocked and overwhelmed drainage systems heighten the risks to households, businesses, infrastructure, and essential services.

The initiative brought together more than 80 community members, mobilized jointly by the County Government of Nairobi and SHOFCO’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program.

Participants cleared drainage channels while raising awareness about flood preparedness and the importance of collective action.

This initiative is part of a sustained effort. Cleanup and awareness activities will continue weekly across identified hotspots to strengthen community readiness, promote shared responsibility, and reduce the impact of flooding through timely action.

SHOFCO believes preparedness is a shared responsibility. By working together, communities, government, and partners can build safer, stronger, and more resilient communities. WASH

01/10/2026

In Kibera, access to clean water can shape a girl’s chance to stay in school. SHOFCO’s community-managed water points already serve 60,000+ people, with plans to reach 100,000 more.

As leaders prepare for COP31 and the UN Water Conference, communities need a voice, and the resources to sustain the water systems they manage.

Water is the foundation for health, education and dignity. What commitment would help make reliable water a reality for all?

30/09/2026

week in New York: fast, full of energy, and worth every mile. See the highlights.

30/09/2026

We're back from UNGA81 in New York with one urgent question: what will it take to protect progress on gender equality?

Women and girls need strong, community-based support from safe spaces, healthcare, education and livelihoods to trusted protection and referrals. Through SHOFCO’s SUN networks, and structured Gender and Inclusion program, young women can access support to stay safe and move forward.

Protection must extend online, too. Ahead of UNGA81, nearly 1 in 4 women human rights defenders, activists and journalists surveyed said they had experienced AI-assisted online violence (UN News, 2026).

Global attention must lead to action. What stood out to you at UNGA81, and what should governments, partners and communities do next? Share below. Lasting change starts with women and girls leading it.

26/09/2026

🏀 Math. Strategy. Confidence.

We were honored to welcome and Coach Birame of NBA Math Hoops from the USA to SHOFCO.

They spent time with our girls, sharing encouragement and insights as they prepare for the NBA Math Hoops Global Championship next year.

Through basketball, our girls are building math fluency, strategic thinking, and the confidence to aim higher.

We’re proud of how far they’ve come and even prouder of where they’re headed.

Thank you, Asante, to and Coach Birame for investing in our girls’ journey!

23/09/2026

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 & 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟒𝟎

Ten years after Paris, climate resilience still starts with water.

Today at UNGA81, the 𝑈𝑁 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 brings global leaders together a decade after the Paris Agreement, alongside a high-level meeting marking 40 years since the Declaration on the Right to Development.

Both conversations land squarely on ground SHOFCO has worked for years. Informal settlements are among the most climate-exposed places on earth, and access to clean water is not a development bonus. It is a baseline right.

In Nairobi's informal settlements, erratic rainfall, flooding, and water scarcity hit hardest where infrastructure is weakest. SHOFCO's WASH programming, including clean water delivery through community kiosks, exists because climate adaptation without water security is not adaptation at all.

Nairobi faced severe flooding in 2024, when heavy rains and flooding disrupted lives, damaged homes and small businesses, and cut off access to safe water and sanitation in low-lying, densely populated areas. It was a reminder that resilience is not an abstract goal when one storm can undo months of household stability.