Omega Foundation history goes back to I humble beginnings as village based self-help group in 1997 initially working in Nyando District and later spread to Kisumu and Siaya Districts. It was registered as an NGO in 2002 (Reg.#OP.218/051/2002/036/2216) and expanded its work a few year later to cover 11 counties in Western Kenya including; Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Homa-Bay, Busia, Bungoma, Nandi, Uasin-Gishu, Kakamega, Vihiga, and Bomet. Omega’s program areas include; OVC support, HIV interventions, Reproductive Health, Capacity Development and livelihood development. Our 30 fulltime staff, and over 120 community based volunteers with 40 staff at affiliate levels, Omega has reached over 1.5 million people reached with HIV prevention and treatment services and messages in 6 years; Provided services to over 250,000 women of reproductive Age and adolescents with SRH information and services and more than 70,000 OVC reached with various services including Education, Life Skills, PSS among other services in the same period.
Organisation's Contributions
| Process Indicator | Contribution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effective referral systems for pregnant and lactating adolescents strengthened | Refer clients for RH education including nutrition support amongst the lactating adolescents. | Working with CHV and Youth peer providers refer clients for RH education including nutrition support amongst the lactating adolescents,ensures presence of a trained youth peer provider at the health facility to receive all the adolescents and link them with the required services. |
| Parental/community support structures/systems for pregnant adolescents established | Engaged youth Peer providers who give health education at the community level | Engaged youth Peer providers who give health education at the community level and link cclients to the facility for further management and support. Support Community Health Volunteers who also act as linkages between community and the facility in Siaya and Homabay. |
| Health facilities supported to provide youth friendly services | Health Care Providers on provision of youth friendly service. | Health Care Providers on provision of youth friendly service,Continuous mentorship and engaged youth peer providers as agents for change and information sharing using youth friendly ICE materials. |