Affordable housing
This right is often violated with impunity and rarely treated as a human right and instead as a private business (Commoditized).
- Building Autonomy Within Communities
- Mission Rd - Off Kakamega Rd, Kisumu Kenya
- info@grassrootskenya.com
Welcome to Grassroots Trust
A baseline survey conducted in September 2009 seeking answers to highest incidences of poverty in Kisumu gave birth to formation of Grassroots Trust which is a non-profit making organization working with the urban and rural poor.
Community Outreach
Grassroots Trust is involved in organizing for change. It is dedicated to the empowerment and transformation of the grassroots poor
Access to information
Residents of informal settlements especially women, have less access to ICT and vital information and are thus underrepresented in decision making platforms.
About Grassroots Trust
We are a CBO/ Non-Profit/ organization(GRATCO-K). Our humanity activities take place around within the region
working with the urban and rural poor., Lets contribute together to assure a better life for the helpless.
Why Us
Grassroots Trust believes strongly that community organizing facilitates the building of a critical, informed mass-based peoples organizations with structures for good governance that become vehicles for actions, empowerment, articulation of issues, engagement and participation in building and management of an equitable, just, inclusive and peaceful society.
Our Mission
To facilitate communities through community organizing in coming up with solutions for empowerment and sustainable development. Some of our mandates are:
- Influencing urban planning
- Resource allocation
- access to adequate and affordable housing
- Food security
Urgent Causes
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We are hosting the Kisumu Affordable Housing Festival in Nov-Dec2023
Meet The Team
People’s Feedback
The performance of every one of the staff from Grassroots Trust was simply outstanding…. they never missed a trick! I have been on many organized trips worldwide, but have never ...
Well you did it again! The reviews are in and the conference was another smashing success. It was the planning, the fine attention to detail, the professional expertise and care ...
“Thank You” just couldn’t begin to express our appreciation of the hard work that was so apparent, expended on our behalf, at every turn during each day of the event. ...
Because everything went so well, the program was a tremendously positive reflection on our Organisation, my management team and our belief in recognition of great performance. Another great success from ...
How can I begin to say “thank you”. It was an absolutely fabulous program, and you and your team at Grassroots did a magnificent job. The feedback has been nothing ...
I was totally impressed by the professionalism displayed by The Grassroots Trust team, and greatly appreciative of the fact that every single thing was done First Class.
We are proud to share delightful stories from a few of the Testimonial Letters written by our cherished clients
relating their experience as either Partners or community beneficiaries.
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relating their experience as either Partners or community beneficiaries.
Upcoming events
Our community organizing activities are take place around the region but the organization's focus is mainly in Kisumu County and its environs, Join us to make them have a better life
All Events
01 Jan
Started On 12:00 am
Kisumu Affordable Housing Festival 2023 – Symposium
University Of Nairobi Kisumu Campus
01 Jan
Started On 12:00 am
Kisumu Affordable Housing Festival 2023 – EXHIBITIONS
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Sports Ground
01 Jan
Started On 12:00 am
Kisumu Affordable Housing Festival 2023 – Gala Night
Sunset Hotel Kisumu
Activities News & Updates
July 27, 2023
KISUMU ACTIVISTS CHOOSE TO CAMP AT THE MORGUE FOR DAYTIME VIGIL
A section of Kisumu civil society members and residents, on Wednesday morning, chose to camp at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital’s mortuary, for a daytime vigil, in ...
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October 3, 2023
A housing sector activist is demanding prudent utilization of housing taxes to build decent and affordable houses in informal settlements as the world marked UN Habitat Day.
Grassroots Trust for Community Organization coordinator Lawrence Apiyo said dwellers in slums deserve decent housing units. Apiyo proposed that the housing tax should be revisited to ensure proper structures are ...
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October 3, 2023
Use housing tax to build decent houses in slums, says Lobby
A lobby in Kisumu has demanded prudent utilisation of housing tax to build decent and affordable housing for residents in the informal settlements in the country. Grassroot Trust for community ...
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