COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN KENYA
Locally Led. Globally Connected. Built for Lasting Opportunity.
Friends of Dago partners with community leaders in Dago to strengthen locally led pathways in education, nutrition, livelihoods, youth leadership, health, housing, and long-term opportunity.
OUR APPROACH
Community Leadership at the Center
Friends of Dago exists to strengthen community-led priorities alongside Dago Dala Hera, the local self-help group and “Home of Love” at the heart of the work.
Community leaders identify and oversee local priorities. Friends of Dago helps mobilize resources, partnerships, technical support, and long-term connections around that community direction.
What community-led means here
THE DAGO ECOSYSTEM
One Community. Six Connected Pathways.
Dago’s priorities are interconnected. Our work follows six community-led pathways that strengthen children, families, livelihoods, dignity, and long-term local capacity.
Learning & Life
Education, nourishment, scholarships, and pathways from early learning through vocational training and higher education.
Nutrition, Agriculture & Environment
Community-led food security, agriculture, livestock, beekeeping, gardens, greenhouses, and environmental stewardship.
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Savings groups, enterprise, financial literacy, and locally rooted opportunities that strengthen women and households.
Youth Leadership, Sports & Health
Sports, leadership development, health education, mentoring, and spaces where young people can thrive and lead.
Housing, Sanitation & Dignity
Safer homes, sanitation, hygiene, and essential infrastructure that protect health, dignity, and community wellbeing.
Ethical Global Learning & Partnerships
Responsible university, volunteer, institutional, and Dago365 partnerships that support community priorities without replacing local leadership.
Community Leads
Local leadership identifies priorities, guides implementation, and keeps the work rooted in lived experience and community accountability.
Friends of Dago Connects
We provide fiduciary support, fundraising, partnerships, technical assistance, and global connections that resource local priorities.
Partners Strengthen
Donors, universities, volunteers, and institutions contribute responsibly to work shaped and overseen by the community itself.
IMPACT & ACCOUNTABILITY
Support should be visible, responsible, and measurable.
We are building a stronger public accountability system around verified results, stories, annual reporting, financial stewardship, governance, and long-term learning.
Choose how you want to participate.
Give
Support community-defined priorities through Friends of Dago’s donation pathways.
Partner
Explore institutional, university, philanthropic, and technical partnerships aligned with community priorities.
Volunteer & Learn
Engage responsibly through volunteering, learning, and future Dago365 opportunities designed around community priorities.