Nyamokenye Village

FAST FACTS:

Village Location: KISII COUNTY

# of Villagers: 2300-2500

Village Started: SEPTEMBER 2024

# of Households Surveyed: 125

# of Villagers Who Started in the CHEC:  125

Graduation Date: May 2025

# Graduated from Health Training: 125

# of Participants in Economic Training: 125

Primary Economic Groups: Beekeeping & Quilt Making

Nestled in the hills of Kisii County, Nyamokenye is a village of hardworking farming families who had long carried heavy health and economic burdens. When GHC arrived in 2024, few homes had bathing shelters or working latrines, most families used untreated spring water, and preventable illnesses like scabies, pneumonia, and diarrhea were widespread. When invited to join the Community Health and Empowerment Club (CHEC), every single surveyed household — 125 out of 125 — said yes.

Table banking is active and producing real returns. In the past 4 months, CHEC members have raised Ksh 205,000 — with Ksh 42,050 in profit and interest returned to members. Families who had never had access to affordable credit are now lending to each other and earning from it.

The 6 sub-groups are each running their own income projects. Some are buying goats — at Ksh 4,500–5,000 each — through group purchasing. Others have leased plots and planted napier grass for sale to dairy farmers in the region.

As one member shared, “Before, we were just trying to get through the month. Now, we’re planning together for what the next year can look like.” 

Fifteen members — 8 women and 7 men — just completed formal apiary management training through the National Beekeeping Institute. Apiary construction began in mid-June and will be completed in July. When the hives are producing, honey sales will generate income that flows back to the whole group.

In June 2026, GHC and AfricaHEART launched a quilt-making project in Nyamokenye. 4 sewing machines were delivered directly to the village, and several CHEC members will be trained by a contracted trainer from AfricaHEART. Every dollar earned goes back to the sewers and into the community.

Nyamokenye's Sustainable Governance Committee — trained through GHC's leadership curriculum — is now confidently leading the community forward. From managing savings and record-keeping to coordinating the apiary launch and supporting sub-groups, these local leaders are ensuring that progress is owned by the community itself.

The change in Nyamokenye is visible and specific: Ksh 205,000 in the table bank, goats and napier grass in the ground, 15 trained beekeepers ready to build, and a new sewing project just launched. The community's commitment hasn't wavered since that first day when 125 out of 125 households said yes.