Elimisha Empowerment community-based organization works to reduce inequalities in marginalized communities in Kenya focusing on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10. The term ‘Elimisha’ is a Swahili word that means ‘To educate.’ Therefore, the organization emphasizes on educating and empowering communities. The organization’s motto is ‘one community at a time for sustainable development.’ Currently, the organization is focusing on the slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. The concentration is on five main pillars: Education, governance, care for the vulnerable, bridging intergenerational gaps and household strengthening. On the education pillar, the organization has rolled out an initiative that addresses gaps that exist in terms of technological access for people living in slum areas. The initiative is dubbed ‘Elimisha Technology for Change.’ The program was started in February 2020 with the beneficiaries being the women and girls of Nyamaroto slums in Nakuru County, Kenya. The focus on women and girls is because they make up about 60% of the larger population in slums in Nakuru County (https://nakuru.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NAKURU-COU NTY-CIDP-2018-2022-FINAL..pdf). The objectives of the Elimisha Technology for Change Initiative are: i) To empower women and girls through provision of knowledge on access to technology. ii) To promote the use of technology to bring about self-reliance and economic development among women in slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. iii) To bridge the digital divide experienced in slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. iv) To build a resource center which will enable access to technological materials and assistance for over 2000 women and girls in slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya.

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• Kenya

• Youth
• Women
• Remote and rural communities

The organization is in the process of laying up the ground for replication of the initiative in another slum community in Nakuru County, Kenya. The scaling process is considering women and girls in slum community areas as they have shared contextual experiences.

the organization emphasizes on educating and empowering communities.

The activities of Elimisha Technology for Change Initiative are: i) Provide computer literacy and learning lessons for women and girls in slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. ii) Teach technological skills to women so that they can use them to be self-reliant and bring about economic development in Nakuru County, Kenya. iii) Involve volunteers in providing computer literacy lessons and technological skills to women and girls in the slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. iv) Enter into partnerships with different agencies to ensure that technological literacy and skills are provided to the slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. v) Undertake mobilization and awareness campaigns on the importance of technological access for women and girls in the slum communities in Nakuru County, Kenya. vi) Develop the technology for change booklet to advance awareness on the need for access to technology in the community.