About
Rona Foundation equips rural widows in Kenya to live free from violence by dismantling predatory cultural systems and enforcing institutional accountability, while securing their families' futures through enterprise-driven solutions in agriculture, health, and education.
Mission. To equip rural widows in Kenya to live free from violence, claim their rights and dignity, and build sustainable livelihoods by dismantling harmful cultural systems, enforcing institutional accountability, and advancing community-led solutions in agriculture, health, education, and policy advocacy.
Focus areas
- Gender equality
- Health
- Climate and environment
- Livelihoods and employment
- Agriculture and food systems
- Human rights
- Governance
- Humanitarian response
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Other: Widows Rights
Activities and approach
Approaches
- Policy influencing
- Systems strengthening
- Convening and networking
- Social enterprise
Capabilities
- Local implementation
- Research and evidence
- Policy and advocacy
- Convening
- Community access and relationships
- Technical expertise
Populations served
- Women and girls
- Other underserved communities
- Faith communities
- Other: Widows
Support sought
- Funding opportunities
- Flexible or core funding
- Research partners
- Introductions and network access
Readiness and evidence
6 verified readiness areas
Readiness reflects VICO's review of evidence the organisation has supplied. It is not a compatibility score, and evidence documents are not public.