Health | Education | Livelihood

Honouring A Matriarch, Building A Legacy

The Jane Mildred Akoth Adewa Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization born from a promise. Established in honor of Jane Adewa, who passed away from breast cancer on May 26, 2012, the foundation aims to transform that personal loss into systemic change. Jane was a woman who believed deeply in the power of prevention, the liberation of education, and the dignity of economic self-sufficiency. Operating at the intersection of health, literacy, and livelihood, we focus on the rural regions of Ugenya and Siaya in Kenya- areas rich in potential but underserved in infrastructure. We are not starting from scratch; we are continuing a legacy.

What We Do

Health

Saving lives through preventative care. Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Kenyans. Breast and cervical cancers remain the most common cancers among women, while prostate cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Kenyan men, and colorectal cancer affects both sexes.

Education

In rural Kenya, most children have never owned a book outside a textbook. A child who reads widely, researches freely, and is exposed to ideas beyond their immediate horizon will carry that capacity for the rest of their lives and ripple it through their families, schools and communities.

Livelihood

Unlocking Self-Sufficiency and Wealth Creation for Women, men and Youth. When you equip a rural woman, man or young person with micro-enterprise skills, seed capital and peer support, you do not just change one life- you change a household, and often a generation.

“The greatest gift we can give someone is the tools to save themselves.”

Jane Adewa

WE VALUE YOUR SUPPORT

Jane believed that the measure of a life is not its length, but its reach. Every dollar counts…