About us
Our Story
Where it all began
Destiny Impact CBO began in 2021 as a self-help group named Nakalila Annex women group. Located in rural Bungoma county of Kenya, the rampant cases of domestic violence and poverty among married women were so alarming that we felt a need to empower the women economically for more independent lives. We realized that the women were largely illiterate and from poor backgrounds, which made them to stay in abusive marriages due to dependency.
Learning to save together
Our first task was to create awareness on financial literacy, and luckily, we got a friend trainer from world vision, Kenya who educated us on financial literacy skills free of charge and guided us to prepare booklets for Table banking. After setting up structures, we registered 32 women who paid membership fee.
From one loan to 253 trained women
We selected a team of 5 women with basic literacy skills to form a committee to write a proposal for funding. We later got an affirmative action loan of KES 100000 from a gender empowerment government agency. This loan opened another door for funding by a UK donor who trained 253 women in basketry, jewelry and soap production, an achievement that led us to win a selection by Bungoma county to exhibit our products in the East African Community trade fair of 2024.
- 2021Founded as a women’s self-help group
- 32Founding members
- KES 100,000First loan, from a government gender agency
- 253Women trained in basketry, jewelry and soap
Our Journey
- 2021 · Destiny begins as Nakalila Annex Women GroupLeadership | Savings & Loans | Income Generation
- 2023 · Transition from Self-help group to HEEL CBOTraining | Anti-jigger campaigns | Clothing drives | PLWDs Initiatives | EAC Exhibitions
- 2025 · Compulsory Government Re-registration (Online)HEEL to Destiny Impact CBO | PLWDs Initiatives | Youth Initiatives | EAC Exhibitions
- 2026 · Destiny Impact ExpansionRegistered with NCPWD | PLWDs Initiatives | Youth Initiatives | The Shield Project
- 2027 · Public Benefit Organization Registration (PBO)Transition Destiny Impact CBO to a PBO
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Our impact
From Bungoma to Neighbouring Counties
Rooted in Bungoma, extended to neighbours.
Destiny Impact is a community-based organisation that works with Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in Kenya.
Our work began in Bungoma and has extended to our neighbours in Vihiga, Siaya, Kakamega and Trans Nzoia.
Four dots, four reasons we exist
Kenya
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Office: [physical address, Bungoma]
Board and team
Registration and governance
Everything a donor or partner needs to check before working with us.
Reports & Accountability →Our work in pictures
