Mary Harun with two of her children.
Purity Pwani demonstrating to her class how to count.
Overview.
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The East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (EAC) is a non-profit organization that helps communities achieve empowerment by increasing literacy for women and children, improving health status, and eradicating poverty.
Our Organization
The EAC is a registered U.S. non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status, and is governed by an elected board of directors and with leadership from our Executive Director and Board President.
In Kenya, our activities are carried out through the Vutakaka Community Center where we provide adult and child education, health education and information, and poverty eradication programs.
Our activities in the United States are focused on educating the public on the problems and opportunities facing women and children in East Africa, fundraising to support our work, and providing Americans and those from other countries with a way to get involved through volunteering in the U.S. and in Kenya. We see ourselves as a link between those in higher and lower income countries, and a vehicle for transferring much needed resources and eradicating poverty. It is our hope that through helping others become empowered, we will connect with our greater humanity, and all of our lives will be enriched in the process.
Our Board
Our Board of Directors is elected to serve the goals and programs of the East African Center. Members are responsible for developing a deep knowledge of our organization, shaping policy, overseeing our activities and supporting our work through outreach and fundraising.
Our Leadership Team
The EAC is guided by our Founder and Executive Director, Suzanne Jeneby and our Board President, Theresa Wilson. Ms. Jeneby is responsible for all of the activities in Kenya, while Ms. Wilson handles our U.S. operations.
Our History
The EAC (formerly the Kenya Kids AIDS Project) was started in September 2000 by our Founder and Executive Director, Suzanne Wilson (now Jeneby) to provide shelter and clothing to orphans living in a garbage dump outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Our organization has grown throughout the years to promote a proactive strategy of poverty eradication, aimed at supporting women and children, and keeping families intact. Click here to read more about the history of the EAC.