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Our Stories of Resilience

The journey of a young, growing organization is a constant hustle, isn’t it? Can you relate to that
feeling when you’re starting something new?

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Growing With Purpose

The journey of a young, growing organization is a constant hustle, isn’t it? Can you relate to that feeling when you’re starting something new? A new job, a new relationship? There is always all this excitement, all this energy but also a little bit of fear.

That’s what it has been like for grassroot young organization like Community Voices Network.

When we were starting, we were full of big dreams (they are still there), but we quickly learned that passion alone isn’t enough.

The toughest part? Are often in the areas that you didn’t even know you were supposed to be an expert in, like the intricate of dance of programming and people management

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Building From Belief

Our team has been living in that reality.

Our tools and other policies for the longest time were just a draft. The reason? Self doubt ! We were stuck on the fundamentals, asking ourselves, “What’s the right structure for this thing, we have all the information anyway?”

As a startup, it’s always a hustle to get things up but our partners believed in the potential we carried even before we had an office, a full structure, or systems.

Planned Parenthood Global gave us our first unrestricted funding pushing us to finally strengthen our structures.

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Rooted In Resilience

APHRC sat us down in a classroom and taught us and other grassroots partners the basics of monitoring, evaluation, and organizational growth among others. To Global Fund for Children who saw us, to Strengthening and Funding us hence helping us walk taller and prouder in our collective Journey.

Through this support, we’ve built milestones that once felt impossible: A Strategic Plan 2025–2028 that maps where we’re going. A clear M&E plan and a functional operational plan. A social enterprise arm on mental health, Bonga Wellness Centre that pushes us toward sustainability. Most importantly, the trust from the community earned through consistency, showing up and staying grounded to our mission.

This is what resilience looks like, young people, standing firm in the face of shrinking funding and overwhelming  challenges.To us, hope is being seen, being heard and being believed in.

Stories That Inspire Growth

Discover the real experiences behind our journey — stories of courage, learning, and resilience from young changemakers shaping their communities.

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More Stories

Ritah Anindo Obonyo

Executive Director

I was in college but still living in Korogocho; every time I would go back home to visit or organize a community activity at home, there was always a school girl I knew that had been pregnant, my heart would break

Lucy Njeri

Ms President, Sauti Zetu Hub

I am Lucy Namu, a girl from Korogocho slums. Growing up, people around my community expressed opinions that girls in my family can not get an education, opinions that were informed by past observations of teenage

Echoes of Hope

Community Voices Network Poem

In the heart of Korogocho, where dreams take flight, In the whispers of poverty and inadequacy, we find our light. CVN, a beacon, in the darkest night, With values strong, they ignite our fight. Amongst the shadows of SGBV

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Birth of Community Voices Network

31st 2021 December remains to be one of the most inspiring and foundational moments for the works of Community Voices Network in Korogocho; something beautiful came out of a painful and desperate situation

Asha Suleiman

Sauti Zetu Hub Member

I was in college but still living in Korogocho; every time I would go back home to visit or organize a community activity at home, there was always a school girl I knew that had been pregnant, my heart would break

Pauline Akinyi

Community Voices Network

Pauline Akinyi, proudly known as Linto, is a choreographer, a dancer, a poet, a facilitator, and a sign language interpreter.
At just 18 years old, Linto is already carving her own stage as a leader, an artist and a youth disability

Ritah Akinyi

Operations & Community Engagement

If you’ve ever interacted with any of our programs, chances are you’ve felt the results of Rita Ochieng’s work even if you didn’t see her front and center. Rita Ochieng is our Admin and Logistics Lead at Community Voices Network

Mercy Mugecha

Communications Lead

We shine light on Mercy Mugecha, one of the founding members of Community Voices Network and our current Communications Lead. Mercy wears many hats, she is a poet, a writer, a passionate a Sexual Reproductive