Our Story
From a personal acts of charity and mercy to an organization that touches the lives of many
From charity to empowerment
Lydia Furaha is a Kenyan businesswoman in Nairobi with a passion for helping the less fortunate. She started her mission of mercy by providing basic needs (food, clothing) to society’s vulnerable (the orphaned, the widowed and the homeless) in Nairobi’s informal settlements and her rural home in Kitale.
For slightly over a decade, Lydia’s initiatives were initially supported by a network of family, friends and supporters. In that duration, she picked up data and analysis on the afflictions and challenges facing the less fortunate in society. As the numbers of vulnerable individuals rise and humanitarian intervention shifts to market-based and cash-based transfers models, there is a growing number of vulnerable individuals who miss out on the basics and fall through the cracks of social safety nets.
There is dire need to assist vulnerable individuals and families with basic needs (those that are omitted from the government’s social safety nets) before they can be uplifted through training and empowerment. That, simply put, is Love4Mercy’s mission.
Why should we help?
Organizations like Love4Mercy are the last line of defense for vulnerable individuals and families that fall through the cracks of Kenya’s social safety nets
How can we help?
Love4Mercy appreciates all types and amounts of donations whether monetary or in kind (food, clothing, etc)
Where do we go from here?
Love4Mercy is putting together a comprehensive database of vulnerable individuals and families in order to document them and match their needs to available donors. .
Our Focus Areas
Our goal is to assist vulnerable individuals and families that fall through society’s safety nets with their basic needs, train and equip them, empowering them to face the future with confidence and dignity.
Well being
Access to basics needs (food and clothing) to vulnerable individuals and families in society that are not captured by existing social safety nets.
Training
Equipping the vulnerable in with basic skills for survival in market-based environment as we work towards reintegrate them into the society
Empowerment
Mentoring and psycho-social support of vulnerable individuals and families to strengthen their resolve to emerge beyond their current predicaments
Climate Action
Engaging in group activities like reforestation to combat climate change and take personal responsibility for our environment