Background
The Ngungu Muguku Foundation (NMF) is a nonprofit grant making institution founded in 2014 and registered with certificate number OP.218/051/19-036/11443 as a Non-Governmental Organization under section 10 of the Non-Governmental Organization Co-ordination Act on 7th October 2019 in Kenya. It has played a major role in the transformation in among others health, education and livelihoods of both individuals and communities in Kenya. The foundation is committed to working towards the development and empowerment of socially and economically marginalized individuals (especially children, trauma victims, women and girls) in communities living in Kenya. The foundation with deep roots in the community has promoted in among others a computer for primary schools project in Kangema Constituency, Muranga County that is strongly linked to digital literacy. The NMF has already established a coffee demonstration farm for its premier smallholder coffee revitalization project. It recruits and trains farmers on improved coffee husbandry. It is now in the phase of establishing a coffee processing plant in order to add value to coffee berries of stakeholder farmers.
The NMF team
The chairman is a Specialist orthopaedic clinician with over 40 years’ experience, a public health specialist and a renowned philanthropist. The chairman holds a PhD degree in public health. The directors include a university lecturer with extensive experience in youth education, a family counsellor and management consultants. The management team includes professionals in social sciences, monitoring and evaluation, project management and administration. The foundation also hires support staff on need basis.
Focal Areas
Philanthropy, health, education, agriculture, livelihoods (Income generating activities (IGA)) and water conservation.
Vision
To be a leading Non-Governmental Organisation in Kenya in that empowers socially and economically marginalised individuals through philanthropy.
Mission
To raise funds and distribute philanthropic support to needy individuals in Kenya.
Objectives
- To help individuals with health challenges access necessary medicines and equipment.
- To revitalize smallholder coffee farming through provision of advisory and training solutions, improved seedlings and other requisite resources and value addition to coffee berries.
- To enhance digital literacy among pupils in primary schools in Kangema Sub county in Muranga.
- To offer material support to victims of disasters and other emergencies.
- To run a bursary scheme in support of needy students access education.