Worth Alliance

Poverty Graduation CHALLENGE; Kenya

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Poverty Graduation Program

Learn more about the Poverty Graduation Challenge and why an evidence-based program that combines cash or asset transfers with mentorship and other forms of financial and social support helps graduate the ultra poor from poverty.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Worth Alliance’s mission is to deliver agriculture-based poverty graduation solutions that combine ISA capital, training, and market access, impacting 100,000 ultra-poor women and youth in Kenya within 10 years.

Worth Alliance will distribute the Building Resilience in Kenya (BRiK) package in Busia County, Kenya, by identifying ultra-poor women and youth farmers through community wealth ranking, household verification, and baseline assessment. Selected farmers will receive a bundled intervention of ISA capital, practical agriculture and financial training, field mentoring, and market-access support and buyer linkages. Their Income Sharing Agreement model, which provides upfront capital without fixed debt or interest, allowing farmers to contribute back only from future profits so the fund can revolve to reach more farmers, builds dignity and community-led action.

Worth Alliance was started in 2025 by Eva Barasa. Her team includes Kevin Yerry, Solomon Wambua Nduti, and Augustine Wangila, who serve as full-time program directors leading different functions to deliver our mission.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 30 ultra-poor farmers in Busia County within three months. Indirectly, the pilot is expected to benefit approximately 150 household members.

• Work with 5 team members and 5 community mentors to distribute 30 BRiK agriculture-focused poverty graduation packages. Each package will combine ISA productive capital, practical agriculture and financial training, field mentoring, and market-access support.

• Fundraise an additional $50,000 USD from new donors or investors within 12 months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Eva Barasa - Founder and Program Development

Solomon Wambua Nduti - Technical Coordinator / ISA Fund

Kevin Yerry Dome - Field Operations & MEAL Coordinator

Augustine Wangila - Training & Coaching Lead

Let Our Children See

READING GLASSES CHALLENGE; Kenya

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Reading Glasses

Learn more about the Reading Glasses Challenge and how increasing access to non-prescription reading or working glasses can improve the livelihoods of those in need.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

LOCS is a social enterprise that aims to restore productivity and independence in Kenya by integrating affordable reading glass distribution into the national health system through a network of trained Community Health Volunteers.

Operating out of Kisumu County, Kenya, the model integrates reading glass distribution into the existing national health system by transforming public health facilities into "reader access points". The venture will mobilize a network of trained Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) who will conduct home-based near-vision screenings and provide immediate correction or facility referrals. What truly sets LOCS apart is its sustainable, commission-based incentive structure for CHVs, which ensures consistent community outreach and financial viability without long-term donor dependency. This approach fills the critical gap left by sporadic marketplace screenings by providing a permanent, facility-anchored presence in rural areas.

Shadrack Muma and Mercy Viola serve as the visionary leaders of Let Our Children See (LOCS), an organization they established in 2025 to address critical gaps in vision care (presbyopia).

As the primary point of contact and Project Lead based in Kisumu, Shadrack oversees all pilot operations and high-level stakeholder engagement. Drawing on a decade of experience in vision access programs, he is responsible for the strategic integration of the model into public health facilities and the direct management of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). His role is a full-time commitment, ensuring hands-on leadership as the initiative works to scale from the pilot phase to a nationwide model.

Based in Kisumu, Mercy serves as the Field Coordinator, managing the essential day-to-day operations required for a successful pilot. She handles the coordination between health facilities and CHVs, monitors stock levels for reading glasses, and ensures strict reporting compliance. With a proven track record in health program management and volunteer coordination, she dedicates the majority of her time to ensuring smooth daily activities and high-quality service delivery.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly screen 7500 presbyopes within three months.

• Use 50 CHVs to distribute 2500 reading glasses in three months.

• Fundraise an additional $10,000 USD from other donors within three months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Shadrack Muma - Project Coordinator

Mercy Viola - Field Coordinator