Salome stands with the proud Kanyipir CHEC members
About Kanyipir
FAST FACTS:
Village Location: HOMA BAY COUNTY
# of Villagers: 3,000
Village Started: OCTOBER 2022
# of Households Surveyed: 100
# of Villagers Who Started in the CHEC: 100
Graduation Date: MAY 29, 2023
# Graduated from Health Training: 96
# of Participants in Economic Training: 93
2026 Primary Economic Groups:
Cereals (58 Members)
Tailoring/Sewing (15 Members)
Quarry (15 Members)
Kanyipir is GHC's 3rd CHEC community in Homa Bay County, a village of about 3,000 about 8 km northeast of Olare. Conditions at baseline were harsh: dam water shared with livestock, open defecation throughout, children with ringworms, and most men had died from HIV/AIDS complications. All 100 surveyed households joined the CHEC in October 2022. The CHEC is predominantly women.
96 members graduated from the health curriculum in May 2023. 93 continued into economic training.
What makes Kanyipir different
Kanyipir launched economic training with 3 active income projects running at once. Most Kisii villages started with one. Homa Bay villages started with more — and Kanyipir is a good example of why that matters.
Where things stand in 2026
On May 25, 2026, the CHEC completed its first major share-out: 1 year and 5 months of saving, about 200,000 KSH. Members decided together what each person needed. Some took chairs, mattresses, food flasks, blankets, plates, or cushions. One woman bought a wheelbarrow. Some took cash. That list says more about what 200,000 KSH means to these families than any summary could.
Three projects, still running
The 3 original GHC-supported income projects are all active: Cereals (58 members across sub-groups A, B, and C), Tailoring (15 members), and Quarry (15 members).
What the women started on their own
On top of the 3 funded projects, 88 members launched a chair rental business entirely from their own merry-go-round savings. They now have 130 chairs, rented out for funerals, weddings, and community events at 10 KSH per chair per day, and are working toward 200.
Member spotlight: Benica Adhiambo Agalo
Benica is 48, a widow, mother of 6, and chairlady of the Kanyipir CHEC. She joined the tailoring group, and with profits from dress and school uniform sales, she started contributing to the table bank. She took out a loan and opened a small shop in her home — selling sundries and the liquid soap she learned to make during GHC's health training. Her children's school fees are now paid on time.
A member from the chair project stands by newly purchased chairs
Two members of the Rock Quarry Income-generating group stand in front of their rocks
Benica Adhiambo Agalo in her sundry store
CHEC members receive Aqua Clara water filters after the health graduation
CHEC members proudly display their seeds for their gardens
Two CHEC members purchased a mattresses after share-out
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