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Pamoja Trust

Promoting access to land, shelter and basic services for the urban poor.

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PROGRAMME PILLARS

Two Pillars of Social Change

Linking rights theory to on-the-ground practice through innovative models and financial inclusion.

Pillar 01
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State and Market Justice
Problematizing and developing innovative models that link the gap between theoretical articulation of human rights instruments, national laws, standards, and procedures with practices on the ground.
Pillar 02
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Asset Building
Developing financial models and market logics that enable the poor's access to social and economic rights such as housing, water, and education through community savings and asset creation.
THE CONTEXT

🏘️ The Challenge

Most often urban informal settlements are considered as unserviceable. Access to mainstream water supply was often linked to possession of official land ownership documents, which one will never find in an area of informal settlement. The programme seeks to reverse such exclusions by entrenching interventions with the various duty bearers to ensure that the poor get access to social and economic rights.

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Strategic Objective 1
Consolidate PT's strategic partnerships to effectively and directly advocate for security of tenure and deliver adequate housing to its target areas.
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Strategic Objective 2
Models for asset building and realizing social and economic human rights for and with urban poor developed and replicated.
APPROACHES

⚡ Key Strategies

Five interlocking interventions advancing social rights and enterprise across Kenya.

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Financing Models💎 Twaweza Fund
Design, implement, and monitor financing models to boost community savings and enable them to access housing and services through the Twaweza Fund.
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Participatory Planning & Service Delivery📋 Delegated Management Model
Design, implement, and monitor innovative participatory planning and service delivery models such as the Delegated Management Model for improved service delivery.
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Advocacy for Secure Tenure🏛️ County • National
Advocate for access to secure tenure and service delivery from relevant duty bearers at both county and national levels.
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Community Structures🤝 Community-Led
Build community structures that are able to leverage resources for housing and service delivery, strengthening local capacity and ownership.
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Strategic Partnerships🤝 Multi-Level Partnerships
Building partnerships at county, national, and international levels to promote access to housing and basic services for the urban poor.
Twaweza Fund Community Savings Meeting
💰 Twaweza Fund — Asset Building
PROGRAMME IMPACT

🌍 Programme Impact

Delivering structural change through housing rights advocacy and asset development.

Through the Social Rights & Enterprise Programme, Pamoja Trust transforms informal settlements from spaces of exclusion to communities of rights-holders and asset builders. By developing innovative financing models, participatory planning approaches, and strategic advocacy, the programme ensures that the urban poor gain secure tenure, access to basic services, and economic empowerment — creating lasting change in underserved urban and peri-urban areas.
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Secure Tenure & Land Rights
Securing land rights for urban poor communities through legal defense and tenure regularisation.
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Twaweza Fund Asset Building
Facilitating financial inclusion and collaborative micro-investments to scale community assets.
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Rights-Based Service Delivery
Ensuring duty bearers provide quality, accessible services centered on local human rights.
25+
Years of Social Enterprise
50+
Housing Settlements Supported
Millions
In Twaweza Fund Asset Loops
Empowered
Community Development
Advance Social Rights With Us
Collaborate with Pamoja Trust to develop innovative financing models, advocate for secure tenure, and build lasting community enterprise.
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