Best Buddies Kenya

Mission

The mission of Best Buddies Kenya (BBK) is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendship.

Programs

The Best Buddies Kenya High School Program matches youth with intellectual disabilities in one-to-one friendships with a non-disabled student volunteer.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Improving Lives of Youth with Disabilities, Kenya

Personnel Overview

Enouce Ndeche - Executive Director
Mr Ndeche has worked as a Project Manager for the GRS HIV/AIDS project and served as a volunteer for the Special Olympics games. He is also a life member of the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped. As the Executive Director of BBK, he oversees programs by visiting new and established BBK chapters twice monthly, to ensure the program is being carried out appropriately.

Anthony Kennedy Shriver - Founder and Chairman, Best Buddies International
Mr. Shriver is the Founder and Chairman of Best Buddies International, which he created in 1989 to foster one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through Mr. Shriver's stewardship and entrepreneurial spirit, Best Buddies® has grown into a leading nonprofit entity with increasing international reach across six continents.

Personnel Statistics

Enouce Ndeche,
Executive Director
Founded in 2004
Employees: 8
Volunteers: 220

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 3,000
Budget (2005): $ 2,250
Maximum Budget: $ 5,000
Overhead: 0 %
Other funding sources: In-kind donations in the form of space for student trainings and social activities. Individual donations for programmatic oversight and volunteer incentives. Funding from BBI for staff training.
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