Hope has a home here.
You’re invited to a Mwanzo Back to School (Fun)drasier & Community Celebration!
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 4:00 PM
📍 Innis Arden Clubhouse, Shoreline, WA
We’re throwing a global back-to-school (fun)draiser with purpose and you’re at the heart of it. Around this time, the students in Rabuor and her neighbors are gearing up for exams and some for graduation. MD is also heading back to the village and the work at Mwanzo.
With that in mind, it feels like the perfect time to gather to send off our very own MD with love before she returns to Rabuor with some extra good energy for the students and community!
Join us for an evening full of good people and the kind of stories that remind us why community matters.
Use the form below to RSVP and let us know you’re coming!
Our community
Who We Are
The term mwanzo means “new beginnings” in Swahili. Through our community-driven model of rural development, Mwanzo accelerates hope in Rabuor Village, Kenya, and surrounding subsistence-farming communities.
Our mission is to cultivate opportunities through education and community-driven development in Rabuor Village, Kenya, and neighboring communities.
Our vision is a vibrant, restored Rabuor and her neighboring communities, offering new beginnings for generations to come.
New beginnings
What We Do
Our work is relationship centered. Through deep listening to people’s hopes and dreams, Mwanzo provides resources and organizational support so community members can reach their full potential and thrive.
Education
The Mwanzo Wetu Center of Excellence Academy (MWCEA; recently renamed from Mwanzo Education Center) strives to close the educational opportunity gap in rural Western Kenya, provides safety and nutrition for young children, and promotes hope and new beginnings for families and community members.
Entrepreneurship
In Rabuor and surrounding communities, a number of women’s groups meet regularly. These groups engage in two major entrepreneurship activities: maintaining multiple village savings and loan (VSL) programs and operating a community catering business. These programs build financial wellbeing, while also strengthening the local economy and enhancing relationships.
Health
Mwanzo is dedicated to promoting community wellness, especially among its students at the Mwanzo Wetu Center of Excellence Academy (MWCEA). At MEC, children receive healthy meals and deworming tablets, and teachers ensure that students with HIV take their medication with nutritious food. Mwanzo saves lives by supporting a school environment that nurtures children’s bodies and minds.
Environment
Climate change leads to erratic rainfall and rising temperatures in Western Kenya. In conditions of drought, armyworm pests thrive as they infest maize crops and threaten the subsistence farming communities of the region. Mwanzo helps mitigate the impact of a warming climate by partnering with farmers to mobilize resources that will promote conservation and climate-smart farming.
“The Mwanzo Education Center is vital in giving students hope and reminding them of the presence of light at the end of the tunnel. Being in school and receiving meals is a lifesaver for all students.”
– Jonathan Aluoka
Mwanzo Country Manager
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