New Ways

New Ways is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1035688).

New Ways is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that was set up by MCSPA and like-minded friends, a community living and working in 4 African countries, predominantly in the Turkana region in northern Kenya. Its aim is to help build a foundation for the communities it supports to achieve economic independence, to develop sustainable infrastructure in areas such as healthcare and water, and to improve the quality of life for all those in need. It funds the running costs and maintenance of 26 nutritional rehabilitation centres for children aged 2 – 5 years old. It also funds two primary schools, along with student and child sponsorships from primary through to tertiary education in Turkana (Kenya) and Ethiopia. In its latest annual report it paid £465,304 in grants.

Priority Areas

New Ways supports development projects that help communities meet basic needs and thrive. It supports projects in Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi and South Sudan, as well as in Ecuador and the Philippines, with most funding directed to Turkana in northern Kenya. Its work spans clean water and community infrastructure, health and nutrition, agriculture and fishing, economic empowerment, and education. It funds running costs and maintenance of nutritional rehabilitation centres for young children, supports primary schools and student and child sponsorship through tertiary education, and backs practical projects that develop water access, training, work opportunities and local livelihoods. Its approach stresses long-term benefits and sustainability: it works alongside local people on projects they want, understand and own, using robust, repairable technologies and resources rather than imposing solutions.

Themes

• Water and infrastructure
• Health and nutrition
• Agriculture and fishing
• Economic empowerment
• Education

Geographic Focus

Kenya; Ethiopia; Malawi; South Sudan; Ecuador; the Philippines; world; United Kingdom. Priority: Turkana.

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What the charity says:

• New Ways typically supports low- to medium-skill projects with long-term benefits.