Our Programs
It’s our mission to lead on the empowerment of women’s health and economic empowerment. We work in the rural areas of Nakuru, Baringo, Kajiado and Narok counties in Kenya
Health Program
Primary healthcare is the greatest need for women & girls in our community. In rural Kenya, 70% of women and children lack access to health care . . .
Women's Livelihood
Women in rural areas live their whole life never knowing what their potential could have been, we are determined to change their economic status . . .
Youth Program
Adolescents comprise 24.5% of Kenya’s 47.6 million total population. This segment of the population is at high risk of STIs, HIV/AIDS . . .
About usWelcome to Dandelion
Welcome to Dandelion
Africa
Dandelion Africa works with communities and the government on practical and systematic change so that communities in rural Kenya have access to quality healthcare. We provide free quality healthcare to children under the age of five. We encourage women to access affordable reproductive health services, enabling them to have time for productive work and engage in economic and leadership opportunities
We are rooted in our communities
We work in the rural areas of Nakuru, Baringo, Kajiado and Narok counties in Kenya
In rural Kenya, 70% of women and children lack access to appropriate primary healthcare. On average, there are 500,000 maternal deaths in the country each year because of poor access to reproductive healthcare & infrastructure. And we know that 40% of rural Kenyans live in poverty compared to 28% in urban areas. Dandelion Africa is determined to change the health and economic outcomes for women in rural Kenya. It is a matter of life and death that simply cannot wait
How we help.Give a future full
Give a future full
of choices
Health
Women
Youth
Advocacy
In rural Kenya, 70% of women and children lack access to appropriate primary health care making it the greatest need of women and girls in our community. In Kenya, 10 million women have unmet need for contraceptives leading to approximately 70,000 maternal and infant deaths annually
Women in rural areas live their whole life never knowing what their potential could have been, we are determined to change their economic status. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by climate change due to their social roles, to the discrimination they suffer and their poverty. We aim to improve the economy and health outcomes of women living in arid rural areas
Adolescents comprise 24.5% of Kenya’s 47.6 million total population. This segment of the population is at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS while female adolescents face the additional risk of early pregnancy, unsafe abortion and female genital mutilation
In Kenya, 45% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence, while 14% have faced sexual violence. Many of these cases go unreported, leaving survivors without justice or access to medical care. Additionally, two in ten girls have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that significantly impacts their education
Our campaigns
Make a Difference
Dandelion Africa works with communities and the government on practical and systematic change so that communities in rural Kenya have access to quality healthcare
Health Program
Primary healthcare is the greatest need of women and girls in our community. In rural Kenya, 70% of women and children lack access
Women's livelihoods
We are determined to change the economic status of women in rural areas who do not know their potential
Youth Program
70% of Youth in and out of school In Kenya face challenges in accessing education and reproductive health service
Advocacy Program
45% of women & girls aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence and 14% have experienced sexual violence
Our Growth
Our Impact
250k+
Women and youth have received contraceptives
2500
Community Health Promoters working
96%
School transition rate of girls in 2024 from 45%
10k+
Businesses started by women in saving groups
“My capacity has been built, and I must therefore build others' capacity.”
Rose Nerea Achieng’, Tegat Disabled Group