Success Stories

SOLUTIONS AND IMPACT

Today, The Opiyo Wandayi Foundation (TOWF) is known for:

  1. A clear focus on the poorest people in rural and peri-urban areas in Kenya.
  2. Delivery (through partners) of practical and sustainable solutions in target communities.
  3. Constructive outcomes in terms of improvements in entrepreneurship, food security and school enrolment.
  4. Strategic selection of partners who have sufficient coherence to promote collective learning and collective impact.
  5. Strong partner capacity development.
  6. Responsiveness to specific risks faced by partners and/or target communities.
  7. Strong contribution to development education.
  8. Strong governance and regulatory compliance.
  9. Strong cost-effectiveness.

Achievements celebrated by TOWF staff include the following:

  1. The fact that the lives of many people have improved as a consequence of the work that TOWF has supported its partners to undertake, especially in relation to water and sanitation, agriculture and education.
  2. The quality of TOWF’s relationship with its partners, which is based on mutual respect and trust.
  3. TOWF’s comprehensive approach to building capacity among partners and its enablement of their work.
  4. The growing professionalism and sustainability of TOWF’s partners.
  5. TOWF’s work to support its partners to successfully transition from a needs-based approach to a rights-based approach.
  6. The fact that certain partnerships have continued strongly, even after TOWF has ceased to play a funding role.
  7. The contribution that TOWF has made to the development and maintenance of the website.
  8. The engagement of young people in development education programs, including intense ‘immersion’ experiences in Kenya.
  9. TOWF’s promotion of public awareness campaigns such as Walk for Water.
  10. The leading role that TOWF has played in shaping policy analysis.
  11. The relationship that TOWF has developed and sustained with over the years.
  12. The trust and support that TOWF enjoys from the Kenyan public.
  13. The quality of TOWF’s systems and structures of governance and the credibility of its Board.