Emergency handrail repair keeps the Gituamba footbridge open through the long rains
Volunteers and county artisans replaced 14 meters of corroded handrail on the footbridge that links Gituamba to Kasarani town, ahead of the August rains.
Kasarani, Nairobi · CBO Reg. KAS/CBO/5/4/2020/741
Building the bridge between Gituamba and opportunity.
Gituamba Bridge Kasarani C.B.O. is a registered nonprofit Community Based Organization (Reg. No. KAS/CBO/5/4/2020/741) working across education, environment, women's economic empowerment, health and infrastructure — starting with the footbridge that gave us our name.
2020Registered CBO
5Active program pillars
22+Community stories published
300+Residents reached this year
What we do
Five ways we bridge gaps in Gituamba
Registered with the Department of Social Development in October 2020, we organize volunteer-led programs around the problems residents raise directly — from a footbridge in disrepair to girls missing school and women locked out of credit.
Infrastructure
The footbridge
Advocacy, informal repairs, and petitions to keep the Gituamba–Kasarani footbridge and its approach path safe for daily use.
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Girls & feeding program
A mentorship circle for upper-primary girls and a school feeding program tackling hunger-related absenteeism.
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Stream & riparian care
Volunteer cleanups and indigenous tree planting to fight erosion and flooding along the stream beneath our bridge.
Learn more →Women Empowerment
Table banking network
Five neighborhood savings circles giving 100+ women access to credit without predatory lenders.
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Screening & sports
Free health camps, first-aid trained boda boda riders, and an under-15 football league for the school holidays.
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There's a role for you
Volunteer an afternoon, sponsor a program, or give what you can — every contribution has a direct, visible use.
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From the ground in Gituamba
24 girls complete our third Girls' Mentorship Cohort at Gituamba Primary
Our termly mentorship circle for upper-primary girls closed its third cohort with a small graduation ceremony, career talks, and a distribution of sanitary kits.
120 volunteers pull three tonnes of waste from the Gituamba stream banks
Our biggest cleanup yet brought together school clubs, boda boda riders, and church groups to clear the riparian strip ahead of the rainy season.
Our women's table banking network crosses 100 active members
Five neighborhood savings groups under our women's economic empowerment program now count 100 active savers, with over KSh 640,000 cycled through in loans this year.
Certificate of Registration
A legally registered Community Based Organization
Gituamba Bridge Kasarani C.B.O. is registered with the Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, State Department for Social Protection — Department of Social Development, Certificate No. 01876, Registration No. KAS/CBO/5/4/2020/741, dated 28th October 2020.