Read about community members whose lives have been transformed by Lift CBO’s programs. Our advocacy work amplifies voices, inspires action, and demonstrates real impact.
In Kakuma Refugee Camp, where opportunities are scarce, Hope Maombi found a new beginning through the LIFT Now freelancing and mentorship program. What started as a simple training became a turning point in her life.
With guidance from her mentors, Hope learned digital skills and, more importantly, learned to believe in herself. Despite power cuts, slow internet, and many rejections, she refused to give up.
Her first freelance job was small but it changed everything. It proved that her future could be built from her skills, not her circumstances.
Today, Hope Maombi works as a freelance entrepreneur from Kakuma, turning resilience into income and hope into possibility.
In Kakuma Refugee Camp, where opportunities are scarce, Hope Maombi found a new beginning through the LIFT Now freelancing and mentorship program. What started as a simple training became a turning point in her life.
With guidance from her mentors, Hope learned digital skills and, more importantly, learned to believe in herself. Despite power cuts, slow internet, and many rejections, she refused to give up.
Her first freelance job was small but it changed everything. It proved that her future could be built from her skills, not her circumstances.
Today, Hope Maombi works as a freelance entrepreneur from Kakuma, turning resilience into income and hope into possibility.
In Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kutin turned his passion for food into a livelihood. Through training in catering and pastry, he learned the skills to start his own small business, delighting customers with tasty treats while earning an income to support himself.
Kutin’s journey shows that with training and determination, talent can become opportunity—even in the most challenging circumstances.
In Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kutin turned his passion for food into a livelihood. Through training in catering and pastry, he learned the skills to start his own small business, delighting customers with tasty treats while earning an income to support himself.
Kutin’s journey shows that with training and determination, talent can become opportunity—even in the most challenging circumstances.
Widowed and raising five children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Wabiake Subeya joined a tailoring and dressmaking training program. With the skills she gained, she now runs her own small tailoring business, earning income to support her family while building independence and hope for the future.
Her story shows that skills can transform lives, turning challenges into opportunities, even in the toughest circumstances.
Widowed and raising five children in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Wabiake Subeya joined a tailoring and dressmaking training program. With the skills she gained, she now runs her own small tailoring business, earning income to support her family while building independence and hope for the future.
Her story shows that skills can transform lives, turning challenges into opportunities, even in the toughest circumstances.
The solar farming initiative is creating green job opportunities in Kakuma Refugee Camp through the Solar-Powered Farming and Income Generation Project, supported by Ashden and partners. By using renewable energy for sustainable agriculture, the project enables solar-powered irrigation and farming activities through which refugees and host community members gain employment, improve food security, and build environmentally friendly livelihoods while strengthening climate resilience.
The solar farming initiative is creating green job opportunities in Kakuma Refugee Camp through the Solar-Powered Farming and Income Generation Project, supported by Ashden and partners. By using renewable energy for sustainable agriculture, the project enables solar-powered irrigation and farming activities through which refugees and host community members gain employment, improve food security, and build environmentally friendly livelihoods while strengthening climate resilience.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) has planted over 5,000 trees through its tree nursery initiative as part of its efforts to combat climate change. This initiative promotes environmental conservation, restores degraded land, and raises community awareness on climate action and sustainable environmental practices.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) has planted over 5,000 trees through its tree nursery initiative as part of its efforts to combat climate change. This initiative promotes environmental conservation, restores degraded land, and raises community awareness on climate action and sustainable environmental practices.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) promotes youth empowerment by equipping young people with practical, market-driven skills that enhance self-reliance and economic inclusion. Through training in tailoring and dressmaking, catering and pastry, hairdressing and beauty, and digital skills, youth gain vocational and technological competencies that enable them to start small businesses, secure income-generating opportunities, and build sustainable livelihoods. This advocacy area supports dignity, entrepreneurship, and long-term resilience among refugee and host community youth.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) promotes climate action by engaging the community in activities that protect the environment and build resilience to climate change. Through tree planting, renewable energy awareness, and smart agriculture, the organization encourages sustainable practices, restores degraded ecosystems, and supports environmentally friendly livelihoods. This advocacy area empowers refugees and host community members to take proactive steps toward a greener, more sustainable future.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) promotes gender equality by empowering individuals and communities to challenge discrimination and support inclusive practices. Through menstrual hygiene management trainings for youths, parents, and caretakers, distribution of pads, soap, and lotion, awareness campaigns on gender equality, and psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), the organization addresses both practical needs and social norms. This advocacy area fosters dignity, protection, and equal opportunities for all members of the refugee and host communities.
Lift Community-Based Organization (Lift CBO) promotes peacebuilding by fostering harmony and cooperation within the refugee and host communities. Through awareness campaigns on peaceful coexistence, the organization encourages dialogue, mutual understanding, and conflict prevention, helping to create a safe and cohesive community environment.
