SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION CENTER
Sustainable Innovation Center is a community based organization found in Kenya. At SCI we are dedicated to driving sustainable community development, climate resilience, and economic empowerment within Kenya and far beyond the country.
” For 16 years, we have been dedicated to inspiring and uplifting our community. To deepen our impact and scale our efforts, we officially established our Community-Based Organization in 2021 formalizing our commitment to sustainable development.
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
Change begins here!
SCI drives an integrated, science framework designed to transition rural farming from a state of climate vulnerability to climate resilience. Recognizing the change in climate affecting the lake Victoria basin, our methodology goes beyond traditional farming.
At the heart of our educational vision lies a living classroom: our school-based permaculture program, where students don’t just learn about sustainability they practice it, profit from it, and bring it home. Here, children engage in hands-on organic farming, growing nutrient-rich vegetables and raising hardy fruit tree seedlings within a designed ecosystem that mimics nature’s resilience.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
Every month, millions of young women and girls across the world face a challenge that most people never talk about. Sustainable Innovation Centre believe that menstrual health is a human right. Through advocacy, community education, and direct support programs, we are breaking the silence and building environments where every girl can thrive without shame or interruption.
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WASH & Water Infrastructure
Installing rainwater harvesting tanks, upgrading boreholes, and building sanitation facilities so communities have reliable, safe water access year-round.
Economic Empowerment
Sisal value addition at SIC is not just about products it is about people. The majority of our sisal artisans and group members are women from rural and peri-urban communities who have turned a wild plant into a reliable income stream.
Through cooperative group structures, shared equipment, collective branding, and financial literacy training, SIC ensures women retain the value they create building household income, school fees, and savings that compound across generations.
SCHOLARSHIP
Our primary school scholarship program in Mango and Ang’iro communities is a direct response to the painful reality that many bright, capable children are forced to drop out simply because their families cannot afford school fees. We bridge this gap by providing partial fee support to the most vulnerable students those at immediate risk of leaving school ensuring that financial hardship never becomes a barrier to education.