--- title: Join us in sustaining dignity and saving futures. Every contribution — small or large — ensures that young people, mothers, and queer communities in Nakuru and Narok can live healthy, stigma-free lives. description: Join us in sustaining dignity and saving futures. Every contribution — small or large — ensures that young people, mothers, and queer communities in Nakuru and Narok can live healthy, stigma-free lives. image: https://donate.mamahope.org/hubfs/IMG_1967-1.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://donate.mamahope.org/5-alive#main-content) [![Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM](https://donate.mamahope.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM.png?width=1200&height=250&name=Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM.png)](https://mamahope.org/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](mailto:global@mamahope.org) [Contact us](mailto:global@mamahope.org) ![5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600001](https://donate.mamahope.org/hubfs/5Alive%20KCDF%20KES%202.4M%20Campaign%20202600001.jpeg "5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600001") ##### 5ALIVE Development CBO is fundraising KES 1.2 million (approximately US$9,250) *between 1st October and 31st December 2026* to unlock a KES 1.2 million matching grant from the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF). ##### Together, this will provide KES 2.4 million toward establishing a youth-led Salon & Barbershop social enterprise in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya. ## Why We Are Raising Funds Many young people in our community face limited access to practical skills, employment opportunities, and sustainable sources of income. At 5ALIVE, we want to go beyond responding to immediate needs. We want to create opportunities that can help young people build skills, earn income, develop confidence, and become more economically self-reliant. That is why we are establishing a youth-led Salon & Barbershop social enterprise in Gilgil town and the Kikopy area, commonly known locally as Nyamachoma, in Gilgil Sub-County, Nakuru County. The business will create opportunities for young people to access vocational skills development, employment, entrepreneurship, and pathways toward self-reliance. The income generated through the enterprise will also contribute to strengthening 5ALIVE's community work, including psychosocial support, mentorship, outreach, and other community-led initiatives. # Donate to 5- Alive [One Off Donation](https://payments-na1.hubspot.com/payments/qTZpwQVDvH9P?referrer=CMS_MODULE_NEWTAB) [Monthly Donation](https://payments-na1.hubspot.com/payments/DggPXQxjtC?referrer=CMS_MODULE_NEWTAB) MPESA Paybill: 522 533 A/c No. 733 3446 Copied to clipboard Failed to copy to clipboard Share # About the Fundraiser ![5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600003](https://donate.mamahope.org/hubfs/5Alive%20KCDF%20KES%202.4M%20Campaign%20202600003.jpeg "5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600003") 5-Alive Director, Teddy Mwangi, participates in a community engagement activity at Loving Hands Safe House with local community members on 10th March. The activity focused on direct interaction and community participation. ### The Matching Opportunity 5ALIVE has been approved for a KES 2.4 million KCDF matching grant. To unlock the full opportunity, 5ALIVE must mobilize KES 1.2 million (approximately US$9,250) in its own contribution in three (3) months. KCDF will provide the additional KES 1.2 million as the matching grant. ### Our Goal: 5ALIVE Contribution: KES 1.2 million KCDF Matching Grant: KES 1.2 million Total: KES 2.4 million We have three months, from 1 October to 31 December 2026, to mobilize our KES 1.2 million contribution. For a small, community-led organisation, this is a significant fundraising goal. But we believe that with collective action, our networks, partners, friends, allies, and people who believe in community-led solutions, we can create this opportunity together. ![5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600006](https://donate.mamahope.org/hubfs/5Alive%20KCDF%20KES%202.4M%20Campaign%20202600006.jpeg "5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600006") 5-Alive Director engaging with community members during a community dialogue, listening to local perspectives and discussing issues relevant to the project and the community. In the Gilgil community youth center, 14th April 2026. ![5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600005](https://donate.mamahope.org/hubfs/5Alive%20KCDF%20KES%202.4M%20Campaign%20202600005.jpeg "5Alive KCDF KES 2.4M Campaign 202600005") 5-Alive Director receiving a haircut during an informal community interaction, reflecting participation in everyday community life and relationship-building. Gilgil, 2025. ### This is More than a Salon & Barbershop Our project is about more than opening a business. It is about creating skills, opportunity, dignity, income, and pathways to self-reliance. It is about giving young people the opportunity to develop practical skills, access employment, explore entrepreneurship, and build a more sustainable future. It is also about helping a community-led organisation develop a social enterprise that can contribute to the sustainability of its wider community work beyond individual grants. ## What Your Contribution Can Help Make Possible We know that not everyone can contribute a large amount. A small contribution matters. A larger contribution matters. Sharing this campaign matters too. If you cannot donate, you can support by sharing this campaign with your friends, colleagues, networks, organisations, and anyone who believes in creating opportunities for young people and supporting community-led solutions. Your network may include someone who can give US$10, US$100, US$1,000, or help us reach the person who can help us unlock the full match. ### $10 Contributes toward essential start-up materials and supplies. ### $500 Contribution toward establishing the Salon & Barbershop and creating employment opportunities ### $50 Supports practical start-up needs and learning resources. ### $1,000 Contribution toward equipment, business establishment, and creating a stronger foundation for the enterprise. ### $100 Contributes toward equipment, materials, and essential set-up needs. ### **$9,250** Covers the full fundraising target, helping 5ALIVE unlock the additional KES 1.2 million KCDF match. These examples are illustrative. Contributions will be allocated according to the project's most urgent and appropriate needs. [Donate Today](https://payments-na1.hubspot.com/payments/qTZpwQVDvH9P?referrer=CMS_MODULE_NEWTAB) ## Who We Are ![5-Alive Development Org](https://donate.mamahope.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Documents/5-Alive%20Development%20Org.jpg?width=230&height=242&name=5-Alive%20Development%20Org.jpg "5-Alive Development Org") 5ALIVE Development CBO is a youth-led community organisation based in Gilgil Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya, working alongside communities to advance dignity, inclusion, wellbeing, and opportunity. Since 2020, 5ALIVE has worked with LGBTQIA+ communities, young people, women, and other marginalized communities affected by HIV and social and economic inequalities. Our work includes community education, psychosocial support, advocacy, mentorship, outreach, referrals, and helping community members access health and social services. We believe that communities should not simply be recipients of support. They should be leaders of their own solutions. [Learn More](https://5-alive.github.io/my-website/) ### Thank you!  Thank you for believing in community-led solutions and in the potential of young people. Together, let's turn a matching-grant opportunity into practical opportunities for young people in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya. linkedin-in icon instagram icon facebook-f icon ![Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM](https://donate.mamahope.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM.png?width=192&height=40&name=Mama-Hope-Logo-Black-4-Jan-23-2024-12-11-34-5904-PM.png) 276 5th Avenue, Suite 704 #722 | New York, NY 10001 Copyright © 2026, MAMA HOPE