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SCORE Programming Context

Est - January 2004

Our Brief Story

From inception in 2004, SCORE have worked with vulnerable communities in Kisumu, Kakamega, Nyamira, Vihiga and Siaya Counties reaching over 100,000 OVC at an estimated budget of Kes. 240 million. In partnership with Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), Vibrant Village Foundation (VVF) and Rural Inclusion (RI); SCORE is currently implementing SHAPE Project (Sustainable Household Agricultural Productivity and Empowerment) and VOICE Project (Village Opportunities for Inclusive Community Empowerment) targeting 2000 OVC in 650 households in Siaya County.

As an institution, SCORE has gained significantly from USAID Implementing Partners’ institutional strengthening and organizational capacity development initiatives towards strengthening SCORE’s structures and systems as well as long term adaptive capacity.

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SCORE Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Comprehensive Model

Strengthened capacity of households and communities to protect and care for orphans and vulnerable children (ovc) through 3 thematic areas

Evidence-Based

Link OVC households to evidence-based HH economic strengthening initiatives/models.

Capacity Building

Increase capacity of OVC household’s s to access loans and manage small businesses.

Eligibility

: Link eligible OVC households to broader safety net and social protection programs.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

With the provision of Zero rated loans, promotion of composting and kitchen gardening including commercial vegetable production, SCORE ensures 100% of the target beneficiaries access enough food of high quality and improved nutrition which contributes to household stability and reduction of malnutrition amongst children less than 5 years. The surplus from the household are sold at the local markets leading to income security. This increases incomes thus improved productivity that enables savings and loaning groups to thrive.

Food Security

To improve food and nutrition security at household level for stability

Income Generating Activities

To improve household incomes and ensure families meet children’s health, nutrition, education and social needs through promotion of agribusiness, soil health and kitchen gardening

Financial Knowledge

To increase access to financial knowledge for saving and loaning opportunities (SILC)

Tree Planting

 To promote of tree/fruit planting for households needs, income and environmental resilience

What we Believe In

SCORE is premised on the platform of “Reversing the Trends” of the pervasive Socio-cultural and Economic indicators that perpetuate ill-health and poverty at household level. The organization is committed to Responsive and Empowering initiatives towards improved sustainable community health and development.

Our Vision Statement

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SCORE envisions a “Just Community” for Children and Vulnerable Populations.

Our Mission Statement

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The organization focuses on Increasing access to opportunities for Vulnerable Households towards optimal Health, Education, Advocacy and Livelihoods; summarized as HEAL, through synergistic, empowering, innovative, participatory and rights’-based initiatives.

Our Goal Statement

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Improved welfare and protection of children affected by HIV in Lake Region, Kenya

Our Strategic Objectives

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1) Increased access to health and social services for OVC and their families;
2) Strengthened capacity of households and communities to protect and care for OVC and
3) Strengthened child welfare and protection systems for effective responses in targeted counties and sub-counties.

Our Organizational Values

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• Belief in human dignity, • Equality and child rights;
• Promotion of sustainable development;
• Equity and equality amongst people,
• Gender responsiveness
• Forging synergistic relationships
• Stewardship

SCORE is Committed To The Following Activities

In order to empower households to improve food, nutrition and income security SCORE implements the following interventions through trainings and provision of zero rated loans to saving groups

Kitchen Gardening

Promotion of kitchen gardening for improved food and nutrition at household level.

Commercial Farming

Commercial farming especially high value vegetables for increased incomes

Composting

Promotion of composting for healthy soils thus sustained food and incomes.

Agricultural Trainings

SCORE provides trainings on good agricultural practises to enhance subsistence and commercial vegetable production for improved nutrition and increased productivity towards meeting their household needs

Wealth Creation

SCORE provides trainings on good agricultural practises to enhance subsistence and commercial vegetable production for improved nutrition and increased productivity towards meeting their household needs