DAGO KOGELO · WESTERN KENYA
Dago Dala Hera
A home of love. A future shaped by the community.
Rooted in Dago Kogelo, this Kenyan community organization brings people together around education, care, livelihoods, and dignity—guided by local leadership.
From women-led care to enduring community action.
Dago Dala Hera grew from women and families organizing care during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Their commitment to children and vulnerable households became the foundation for education, nourishment, livelihoods, and community wellbeing.
The group was formally registered in 2002. Its community centre became known as the Home of Love—an enduring expression of care, dignity, and collective responsibility.
Local leadership is the starting point.
Community members identify needs, organize solutions, guide day-to-day implementation, and build on knowledge already present in Dago.
Friends of Dago walks alongside this Kenyan organization by connecting community-defined priorities with resources, partners, and long-term support.
2002
Community roots
The group’s formal organizational beginnings.
221
Academy learners
Recorded at the close of First Term 2026.
200
Children reached through feeding
Recorded in 2025 program reporting.
These are dated program figures, not a combined or current-day total.
WHAT GROWS IN DAGO
Connected work. Shared responsibility.
The community’s initiatives connect education, food systems, livelihoods, youth development, and safe living conditions.
Learning & Care
Early childhood education, school nourishment, and pathways that help learners continue their education.
Food & Farming
Community gardens, greenhouses, livestock, and locally rooted food-security initiatives.
Women & Livelihoods
Skills, entrepreneurship, and livelihood initiatives—including Dago Dala Hera’s local implementation role in the One Way Out-led Threads of Hope program.
Youth, Health & Dignity
Youth leadership, sports, health education, housing, water, and sanitation efforts shaped by community needs.
HOW THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS
Local voices lead. Partners walk alongside.
Dago Dala Hera is a Kenyan community organization: local families, educators, and leaders guide priorities and implementation. Friends of Dago is a separate U.S.-based nonprofit that helps mobilize resources and coordinate partnerships. Other partners lead or support their own programs, with appropriate recognition.
01 · Community direction
Local leaders and families identify priorities and guide decisions.
02 · Local implementation
Educators, program teams, women, and youth translate priorities into daily work.
03 · Responsible partnership
Friends of Dago and other partners contribute without taking ownership of the community’s story.
OUR HISTORY IS STILL BEING WRITTEN
The Home of Love is more than a place.
The Home of Love grew from a practical belief: people can build lasting opportunities when they organize and care for one another.
Its evolving history is documented through community records, locally told accounts, and appropriately cleared photographs.
STAY CONNECTED
Stay connected to Dago.
Explore Dago’s community programs or contact Friends of Dago about supporting locally defined priorities.