Our strategy is to work closely with the National and County Governments, Local Implementing Partners, Private Sector, Children’s Department, Local Administration, Religious organizations and the Community level, and get them to own and lead the projects while we provide technical guidance and support in the journey to self-reliance.

Help REACH Africa (HERA) focuses on technical areas including Maternal Newborn Child Health and Family Planning, Adolescent Girls and Young Women Sexual Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDs, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Advocacy and Health System Strengthening, Key Population, Non-Communicable Diseases and Research.   In the last seven years, HERA has worked closely with Ugunja Sub-County Health Pillar in Health System Strengthening, working closely with the Governor, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, The Bishop of Maseno West and the Anglican Church, Youth and Sports, the Local Administration including Chiefs and Subchiefs, the Judiciary and the Commissioner’s office to address issues affecting the society including teenage pregnancies, drug and substance abuse, home deliveries, lack of medicines and supplies in facilities, maternal and infant mortality among others.  Using advocacy, HERA has worked with the county to improve health infrastructure, build capacity in service delivery, strengthen commodity supply and improve local leadership and enrolment in NHIF at the health facility level, which led to increased uptake of health services and an evident reduction in maternal and newborn mortality.  The HERA team comprises experts, skilled in various technical areas; participatory planning and action, HIV and OVC programming, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT), MNCAH, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and research among key populations.   Most have had extensive experience working with complex multi-sectoral USAID funded projects in counties such as Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi, Meru, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Nyandarua, Muranga, Nyeri, Machakos, Makueni, Kirinyaga, and Kiambu.   Over the last five years, the team has collectively worked with over 50 Local Implementing Partners (LIPs) to support over 140,000 OVCs, providing basic needs including HIV testing and linkage, health, education, social protection and Household Economic Strengthening.   The team also built LIP capacity in finance and procurement, Human Resources, Leadership and Governance, and Monitoring and Evaluation. 

In the last five years, HERA has partnered with various Universities, including Yale University, University of Toronto, University of South Florida, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) through Human Planet (formerly KOIS) and TIBA Foundation to implement projects in Kenya. Among these projects are a study that identified barriers for screening and management of NCDs in non-informal settlements of Nairobi, supporting MSMs to access health services using digital platform and online platforms, examining pathways from extreme weather events (EWE) to HIV prevention outcomes among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in climate-affected regions in Kenya and a study that determines a combination of approaches to increase uptake of PrEP in Kenya. With funding from the Eltons John AIDS Foundation, HERA in partnership with HOYMAS is managing a program that aims to reduce HIV among LGBTQ+ population. HERA is implementing a Group Antenatal Care (G-ANC) program in Siaya County with funding support from the TIBA Foundation. In addition, HERA, in partnership with the Busara Center for Behavioral Science through Human Planet, is implementing a study that explores the potential of Energy as a Service (EaaS) as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for renewable energy electrification (solar) in Private Primary Healthcare Facilities in Kenya. With demonstrated experience in research and program implementation, HERA is well positioned as a strong and suitable partner for funding.

Our Key Strengths:

1. Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health
2. Maternal Newborn Child Health
3. Family Planning
4. HIV/AIDS in particular PMTCT, TB & Malaria
5. NCDs – in particular Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension
6. Research
7. Health System Strengthening.
8. Training of CHPs, CHAs or Health Care Providers
9. Governance