About Maisha
We’re an international organization working on local levels to empower people to transform their community.
Help us to close the Needed Gap
Every day our children face the risk of disease, malnutrition and hopelessness. In the Nyanza Province of Kenya where Maisha is located, the silent epidemic of HIV/AIDS has stolen the lives of mothers, fathers and children; leaving one out of every three households headed by a child. According to Kenya’s Department of Health, one out of every four adults in the Kisumu district is HIV positive.
Maisha Project's 2025 impact snapshot
7,000,000+
Meals
served
since 2020
100,800+
Patients
treated
at our hospital
12,000+
People
Reached
via clean water access
9,689+
Students
supported
by academy in 2025
Maisha’s Integrated Pathway to Lasting Change
Breaking generational poverty starts with our children
Maisha resources the existing solution in the very communities we serve. We are full of opportunists, it’s in the DNA of the people we resource and in the individuals that resource us. We are not just a set of projects; we are a community that is helping plant a generation of planners.
Education
improving access, retention, and learning outcomes through schooling support, feeding programs, and safe learning environments.
Healthcare Access
expanding access to primary healthcare, nutrition, and clean water to reduce preventable illness and improve wellbeing.
Community Empowerment
strengthening community economic agency through skills training, enterprise development, and savings mechanisms.
Mission Trips
fostering leadership, psychosocial wellbeing, and cross-cultural engagement through mentorship, volunteerism, and faith-based programs.
Infrastructure Development
investing in physical assets that enable service delivery and long-term community resilience, including classrooms, kitchens, clinics, and water systems.
Where most needed
Maisha works with abandoned, orphaned and vulnerable children in the rural villages just outside Kisumu and in the Nyalenda slums within Kisumu City to empower them to transform their community.
We invest in education, health, local entrepreneurs, and infrastructure/community building projects. As we expand the economic empowerment project, sustainability is fostered in all the other projects.
It takes a village of people to make the villages of Kenya become sustainable. It takes a village being sustainable to give the newest generation hope for the future. We are a village of people united, with more in common than we realize, working towards the same goals. Thank you for being part of the Maisha Family.
Leadership that Transforms Communities
Our Executive Team brings together decades of expertise in global development, nonprofit leadership, and strategic partnerships to drive meaningful impact.
Growth with partners
Maisha is grateful to our partners. Much of our work is accomplished through partnerships with like-hearted people. Consider becoming a partner, together we can do so much more.
Join us in transforming the world
We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven individuals ready to empower communities and create lasting impact. Explore our openings and be part of a team that’s transforming lives every day.