Friends of Kijabe
World Class Healthcare in the Developing World
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Support the mission of AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya to provide accessible, affordable, compassionate healthcare and spiritual ministry to patients, excellent medical education for trainees.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Patients
Supplemental funding for vulnerable patients, generally widows and orphans.
Students
Direct scholarship assistance, infrastructure and equipment support, and quality of learning environment for students from 18 African nations.
Operating Theatre Expansion Project
Addition to capacity of the surgery complex to utilize a staff of 50 surgeons currently sharing 8 operating rooms.
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of needy children/adults who have access to healthcare funding
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Economically disadvantaged people, People with diseases and illnesses
Related Program
Patients
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Compassionate funding vulnerable patients. 200 children, 20 adults. Average grant for children is $250, adult is $1000.
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Christians
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Money given is a symbol that Friends of Kijabe are engaged with the mission in a significant way. An indicator have a healthy relationship with Kijabe Hospital dollars contributed at 3% of budget.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Indigenous peoples, People of African descent, Christians
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Grant amounts to Kijabe Hospital for key projects in compassion, education, infrastructure
Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students
Related Program
Students
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Nursing need/merit based scholarships, continuing education for employees
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, People of African descent
Related Program
Students
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Some students are multiyear and some are one- time support. As of Dec. 2022, 8 students are ongoing and 32 graduated from Kijabe College of Health Sciences.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Friends of Kijabe’s main mission is to be the financial catalyst that AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya might be a leader in African healthcare by:
1. Ensuring high-quality, compassionate, affordable medical services are available to all patients.
2. Supporting excellent medical education with discipleship and leadership development focus.
3. Funding strategic infrastructure projects so Kijabe physicians can offer world-class treatment in
beautiful, well-equipped facilities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Cultivate a healthy narrative concerning interaction between healthcare providers in Kenya and donors in the Americas/Europe/Australia.
Frequent communication with the goals of education, storytelling, and call to action.
Cultivating a team aligning closely with Kijabe Hospital vision, not dependent solely on expat storytelling/reporting will be important for longevity.
Empower board members and key hospital staff to work together toward project goals.
Develop an involved, engaged core donor base providing continuous revenue for training and needy patients and utilize networks to fund capital/equipment projects.
Empower donors to fulfill personal, professional and religious goals in philanthropy and service to humanity.
Prove that investment in African healthcare can be effective and managed with integrity.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Advantages - 50/50 missionary and Kenyan consultant doctor staff in Kijabe provide access to international audience and best perspective on carrying out the mission within the Kenyan context. .
Long history of medical workers volunteering at Kijabe Hospital means a great number of people worldwide are invested in the core mission and values. Friends of Kijabe exists to give people who already care the opportunity to give.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In the past five years churches, organizations, individuals, and families donated $2,575,639 to heal 1,000 patients, provide 20 student scholarships, complete a student housing project, construct a new operating theatre complex, upgrade a maternity unit, purchase pathology and surgical equipment, outfit the pediatric intensive care neonatal intensive care units, and to purchase PPE and provide outpatient subsidies during the pandemic. This all supported the larger Kijabe Hospital system to provide compassionate care for 1,000,000 outpatient visitors, 100,000 inpatient admissions and 40,000 surgeries.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
-
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
-
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
-
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more
about GuideStar Pro.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Friends of Kijabe
Board of directorsas of 03/09/2023
John Richter
Clifton Larsen Allen
Term: 2016 - 2026
Tom Tillett
MBF Therapeutics
Chege Macharia
AIC Kijabe Hospital
Faith Lelei
AIC Kijabe Hospital
Peter Jung
BlueFish Pediatrics
Al Puckett
Memphis Baptist Memorial Healthcare
Leonard Bett
AIC Kijabe Hospital
David Shirk
Serge
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.
Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/09/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.