“Strengthening capacity for self-help”
Help Self Help Centre (HSHC)
Help Self Help Centre (HSHC) is a national development agency, registered in Kenya (1993), working with thousands of communities to end poverty and environmental degradation.
We take a rights-based approach and market-led conservation approach to ensure an all-inclusive, equal, benefit sharing and conservation of the natural resources. We believe people living in poverty can lead the fight to end poverty therefore we look into local knowledge on indigenous resources, what people are doing and then help them to sustainably manage and bring business solutions.
Through technology we enable underprivileged communities to build on their skills and knowledge to produce sustainable and practical solutions – transforming their lives and protecting the environment.
Our work seeks to create and sustain better livelihoods through capacity development, access to technology, financial and business development services, linkage to the markets and holding the government accountable to the needs of the disadvantaged.
Our Vision
A society without poverty and where every person enjoys their right to unrestricted access to productive resources
Our Mission
To work with poor and excluded people to eradicate poverty and environmental concerns through sustainable management of natural resources
Our Goal
To facilitate the local community living around forests to effectively and viably manage existing opportunities in agricultural and nature based unique resources to support sustainable livelihoods
Program Work
The organization works in four program areas:
Agribusiness program
Goal: To identify unique cropping system with potential for value addition and can competitively enter the local market and can attract private sector concern.
Nature Based Enterprises program
Through a market–led conservation approach, the goal is to create alternative climate resilient livelihoods (income & employment) and
Climate Change program
The goal is to enhance climate resilience at household, farming and ecosystem levels. We focus on climate adaptation and mitigation strategies including climate smart agriculture
Local capacity Development
Goal: To enhance employability of TVET graduates. Actions: Soft skills training Business and entrepreneurship training Connecting them with both job and internships opportunities.
Natural Resource Management Program
Supports communities and grassroots institutions living adjacent to the forest in sustainable forest management and in the implementation of the Forest Act
Our progress so far
- 263,000 trees planted
- 13,900 ha of forest under sustainable management (3bs model)
- Eliminated illegal forest activities by 60%
- 500 HA under restoration
- 424 households integrated in the value chain and earning regular income
- Over 1000 TVET graduates in counties trained on employability skills.
- 14 CFA trained on FMP implementation
Support us to help underprivileged communities
Partner with us to support underprivileged communities to build on their skills and knowledge to produce sustainable and practical solutions – transforming their lives and protecting the environment.
