Some argue that true financial sustainability for nonprofits is a myth— an elusive ideal that can never be realized by the suckers with the wherewithal to pursue it. In recent years we’ve begun seeing more and more criticism of traditional philanthropic models, calling out their tendency to stretch NPOs rather than strengthen them. Others accuse funders of holding sustainability like a carrot dangling from a string of single-year designated grants in front of cash-strapped nonprofits. Thankfully this thinking is leading to changes in grant-making strategies. Meanwhile, here at Flourish Kenya, we remain convinced as always that sustainability is much more than a myth— for us, it’s becoming a reality.

The view from the front lines of the war on teen pregnancy: Community Dialogues dig up buried issues in the interior of Transmara
Recent statistics from the Ministry of Health unveiled a new tragic reality for Kenya: we are now ranked #3 in the WORLD for teen pregnancy. In response, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe stated in a speech given on 14 July 2022, “We must rescue the affected girls and ensure they are taken back to school while building a solid community system that will end these challenges at the County and national levels. The era of looking the other way and letting perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence walk scot-free must end. Let us have constructive community dialogues that provide solutions.”

Reflecting on the ongoing work of dismantling white supremacy in foreign development workers, and the ongoing impact of decades of oppression.