Women Empowerment, Children, Youth & Persons with Disabilities
Women Empowerment, Children, Youth & Persons with Disabilities Initiatives (WECY) is a registered charitable organization in Kenya, established in 2016 and fully operational since 2024. Working with individuals, families, communities and institutions, we restore dignity, strengthen resilience and create opportunities for those who are most often excluded through a community-based, rights-based and inclusive approach.
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Every gift funds therapy, education, empowerment and advocacy
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Funding
Funding supports WECY’s therapy, assistive devices, rehabilitation, psychosocial support, education, mentorship and livelihood programmes, helping us reach more women, children, youth and persons with disabilities.
Our Motto
“Restoring Dignity to Every Soul” — reflecting WECY’s commitment to promoting dignity, equality, respect, and compassion for all, especially vulnerable people.
Our Mission
Delivering inclusive health and affordable therapy, education and skills development, economic empowerment, advocacy and disability-inclusive climate action in partnership with our communities.
Our Vision
A just, inclusive, empowered and sustainable society where women, children, youth and persons with disabilities realize their full potential and take part in community development.
Common questions about WECY
How your donation, volunteering or partnership helps women, children, youth and persons with disabilities in our communities.
Meet the people behind WECY
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Our volunteer profiles are being updated. Please check back soon, or get in touch to volunteer with us.
Join WECY as a volunteer and help us restore dignity in Nairobi's communities.
Volunteer with WECY to support affordable therapy and rehabilitation, inclusive education, psychosocial wellness, community sensitization and environmental action.
Thank you to our supporters
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Our donor acknowledgements will appear here soon. Thank you for supporting WECY.
What WECY commits to for women, children, youth and persons with disabilities in the communities we serve.
We will account for every contribution transparently and publish our progress against each goal as a campaign runs.
We will protect the planet through tree planting and disability-inclusive climate action in the neighbourhoods we serve.
We will advocate for the rights, dignity and inclusion of persons with disabilities in our communities.
We will strengthen the livelihoods of women and youth through practical training, enterprise support and access to resources.
We will train and mentor young people, including young persons with disabilities, in skills that lead to real opportunity.
We will keep education genuinely inclusive, supporting children with disabilities to learn alongside their peers.
We will equip children with the assistive devices they need to learn, move and communicate with confidence.
We will deliver affordable, accessible therapy and early intervention so that no child is turned away because a family cannot pay.
Real change, told with honesty
What our programmes have changed for women, children, youth and persons with disabilities in the communities we serve.
The Day the Footpath Was Opened
The most common accessibility problem in Kenya is not an illegal building. It is the same legal footpath,...
A Greener Ward, Led by Others
Climate programmes in Nairobi are usually designed for the community and delivered to it. Persons with di...
Income That Survives the Month
Livelihood programmes have a poor reputation for a reason. A woman attends a two-week tailoring course, r...
Meet WECY in the community
Awareness drives, therapy open days, training sessions and community events you can join.
Disability Rights Forum
An open forum on accessibility, assistive technology and the rights of persons with disabilitie...
Volunteer Orientation Day
A monthly introduction for new volunteers covering safeguarding, WECY programmes and the roles...
Livelihood Skills Bootcamp
A six-week programme in tailoring, dignity kit production and small business management for wom...
Pictures from our work
A glimpse of therapy sessions, learning support and community events as they happen.
What We Do, and Who We Do It For
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EstablishedWe Build Partnerships, Not Logos
We work alongside community organisations, schools, healthcare providers, families and county government to reach the people who need us most. We would rather show you our work than claim partnerships we have not earned. If your organisation shares our commitment to restoring dignity to every soul, we would like to hear from you.
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