Arloste Ganze Foundation

Arloste Foundation is a Non -profit, Non-racial organization established with the aim of improving the living standards of rural and marginalized community members .The organization is based within the rural parts of Ganze, Kilifi county Kenya. Ganze is a village that faces material deprivation, economic devastation, food insecurity, inadequate healthcare access, among other issues associated to poverty. The community lies along the coast which is the biggest touristic region in Kenya. Most kids have dropped out of school to work as beach boys and girls. They have later engaged into prostitutions in search of money to support their poor families. Some kids have been orphaned due to high HIV prevalence within the area hence burdening the older kids to take up the responsibilities of caring for the younger ones hence dropping out of school.

Education is vital in a society and since it (Education) has not been much embraced in the past years, Major effects such as: poor health, lack of a voice, shorter lifespan, unemployment, exploitation and gender inequality have greatly affected people in this community.

The establishment of this foundation was on the grounds of curbing up this severe effects of illiteracy through initiation of various programs all geared towards the improvement of the lives of at-risk persons such as orphans, widows, victims of Gender based Violence etc. The organization established a school where the kids are given an opportunity to learn free of charge and this was with the aim of supporting those who are from poor background .The organization also aims at improving the health status of the infected persons by supplementing them with nutritional food stuff and giving them a general support on health information .