Our Programs
I. Health
Saving Lives Through Preventative Cancer 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. The tragedy is that all of these are largely preventable or treatable when detected early. The vast majority of deaths occur not because treatment is unavailable- but because people are never screened. Poverty, distance from health facilities, cultural stigma, deeply ingrained masculinity norms, and a lack of awareness form a wall between a person and the care that could save their life. The Foundation exists to dismantle that wall for everyone.
Strategic Objective 1
To reduce preventable deaths from breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancers among women and men in Ugenya and Siaya through inclusive, community-based screening, education, lifestyle guidance and referral pathways.
II. Education
Opening Minds Through the Ukwala Community Library & Beyond-the-Classroom Learning
Access to information is the most democratising force in any community. Yet in rural Kenya, most children have never owned a book outside a textbook. Educational platforms on the internet remain inaccessible to the majority. The Jane Adewa Foundation believes that 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.
Strategic Objective 2
To foster a culture of reading, research and lifelong learning among children and youth in Ukwala and surrounding communities through the revival and expansion of the Ukwala Community Library, and through supplementary learning resources distributed to schools.
III. Livelihood
Unlocking Self-Sufficiency and Wealth Creation for Women, Men and Youth
Poverty in Ugenya and Siaya is not the result of a lack of intelligence, creativity or work ethic. It is the result of structural barriers: limited access to capital, markets, business knowledge and networks. These barriers do not discriminate- they constrain women, men, young women and young men alike. When you equip any rural 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 Foundation is intentional about inclusion: while women and girls face compounded barriers that demand targeted support, young men are equally vulnerable to unemployment and economic marginalisation in rural Kenya. An empowerment programme that overlooks young men risks leaving half the community behind- and forfeits the household-level gains that come when all earners grow together.
Strategic Objective 3
To promote sustainable livelihoods and economic self-sufficiency among women, men and youth in Ugenya and Siaya through small-scale enterprise support, financial literacy training, mentorship, and the promotion of community savings structures- with targeted outreach to ensure women and girls are never left behind.
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Jane believed that the measure of a life is not its length, but its reach. Every dollar counts…