Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Men and boys
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Poverty
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| Country of activity: |
Kenya
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2002 |
| Organizational structure: |
Josken Foundation(JK) is a national non-governmental organization established to provide quality care, support and empowerment to women and children infected and affected with HIV & AIDS, to enable them live positively . It was founded in August 2000 by a group of women, the majority of whom were HIV-positive. They came together to give support to one another because they were experiencing rejection, stigmatization and discrimination as a result of being affected or infected by HIV & AIDS. In addition, many of their spouses had died and they were faced with the burden of supporting their families alone. We are guided in our princinples by the following values and princinples
* Confidentiality in handling our clients
* Quality of service
* Service with compassion
* Team - work
* Integrity and ethical practice
Currently, JK operates in four provinces where its has nine resource centers distributed strategically in these different parts of Kenya, ostensibly to accelerate women and children’s access and utilization of care and support services The resource centers run by JK include 3 centers in Nairobi (Ngong road (Head Office), Kayole and Kariobangi),; Kisumu and Homa Bay in Nyanza Province, Bumala in Western Province and 4 districts at the Coast of Mombasa, Kwale. Taita and Taveta serving approximately 13,000 clients. We are also involved with prevention activites targetting the most vulnerable groups of our society notably widows and the youth both in and out of school..
These centers operate towards the realization of a broad goal of making HIV & AIDS a manageable chronic infection, mitigating its effects among women and children and enabling those not infected to remain free |
| Number and type of members: |
Currently, JK operates in four provinces where its has nine resource centers distributed strategically in these different parts of Kenya, ostensibly to accelerate women and children’s access and utilization of care and support services The resource centers run by JK include 3 centers in Nairobi (Ngong road (Head Office), Kayole and Kariobangi),; Kisumu and Homa Bay in Nyanza Province, Bumala in Western Province and 4 districts at the Coast of Mombasa, Kwale. Taita and Taveta serving approximately 13,000 clients. We are also involved with prevention activites targetting the most vulnerable groups of our society notably widows and the youth both in and out of school..
As an Organization, we care for and serve Women and Children made vulnerable by HIV & AIDS through the following ways
* Individual and group counseling
* Medical care using both conventional and alternative medicines.
* Visiting our clients both at home and when they are hospitalized.
* Nutritional support for the vulnerable children and bed ridden clients.
* Economic support through promotion of income generating activities for women, older orphans and foster parents.
* Referrals to other support centers for services which are not provided by us. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
nGOs fighting Aids in kenya and fighting for the rights of women and children |
| Funding structure: |
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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