Community Aid International

Community Aid International (CAI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kenya with head offices in Nairobi, working with communities and partners to fight poverty and promote social justice. We have grown since 1993 into an organization that designs and implements development activities in Kenya other countries in East and Central Africa.

For over 10 years, we have worked in partnership with several international development donor partners and international and local NGOs in our contributions to poverty reduction and wealth creation to improve the quality of life of communities in Kenya and other countries in the region.

Through partnership with international partners, especially certain UN agencies, we have conducted HIV/AIDS programming activities in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo (Brazzaville), Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

We focus on fighting poverty through building the capacity of communities with micro-finance, micro-enterprise, and entrepreneurship promotion.

Working with a conviction that a peaceful, free and fair social environment is a critical requisite to realizing socio-economic development and poverty reduction, CAI engages in programming activities that promote social accountability, good governance, human rights and gender equality within our larger theme of Social Justice.

Our Vision

CAI’s Vision is:

A society in which all people have basic needs and lasting quality and dignified life

CAI has a vision of a world in which women, men and children enjoy equal opportunities on the basis of basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, education for children and health care. CAI’s vision extends to a world in which the dignity of all women and men and rights of children are affirmed, respected and upheld.

Our Mission

To work with the under-served, disadvantaged and marginalized communities to facilitate enhancement of their capacities to improve their quality of life through sustainable development and participation in ensuring lasting peace and justice to all.