Our Programmes

In 2018, the initiative partnered with the county government and Amref Health Africa to conduct three major free medical camps across all three constituencies. Services offered included HIV testing, cervical and breast cancer screening, TB screening, family planning, blood sugar testing, dental care, malaria testing, eye checks, and nutritional assessments.

In Maara (Nguruki Primary School), 1,278 individuals were attended to. In Chuka Igambang'ombe (Kamwimbi Primary School), 902 community members were reached, with 135 women accessing female cancer screening. In Tharaka (Shin Hyun Primary School), cancer screenings, family planning services, and laboratory tests were conducted alongside nutritional support for children.

Beyond their medical impact, the camps served as community mobilisation platforms, encouraging residents to adopt positive health-seeking behaviours.

Before 2018, palliative care was entirely unavailable in Tharaka Nithi County. Patients living with cancer, kidney failure, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and other long-term conditions had no access to specialised pain management or psychosocial support.

Through the advocacy of H.E. the County First Lady, the initiative facilitated partnerships with CHAP, KEHPCA, and CFLA. Two nurses were trained in palliative care, and a dedicated clinic was formally established at Chuka County Referral Hospital in July 2018. Since opening, the clinic has served 118 patients, 34 male and 82 female, ranging in age from 10 years to their mid-seventies.

Malezi Bora Week is a bi-annual national initiative observed in May and November, designed to accelerate critical maternal and child health services. The Jiinue Initiative has supported this campaign through community mobilisation and outreach in schools and ECDE centres across all three constituencies, ensuring that even the most remote and vulnerable families are reached.

Each Mama Pack contains sanitary towels, baby diapers, a baby wrapper, a lesso, a pair of slippers, tissue paper, soap, and a basin. The baby wrapper and lesso carry the inscription "Ni vyema kujifungulia Hospitalini" (It is good to deliver in a hospital).

In November 2021, H.E. the County First Lady personally visited maternity units across five sub-counties, gifting 1,424 mothers with the package. Each visit included health talks on breastfeeding, hygiene, nutrition, and Covid-19 prevention.

The initiative has visited seven secondary schools across all three constituencies, distributing dignity packs to both girls and boys. Girls receive a one-year supply of sanitary towels, four pairs of underwear, soap, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. Boys receive underwear, soap, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. The deliberate inclusion of boys frames menstrual hygiene as a shared community responsibility, not a matter of shame.

Women are at the centre of the initiative's empowerment agenda. Programmes include entrepreneurship and business development training, financial literacy workshops, access to microfinance and capital, mentorship from established women entrepreneurs, and market linkage support. The goal is lasting economic independence, not temporary relief.

The initiative actively works to ensure that persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups are included in all community development efforts. Activities include the distribution of assistive devices, outreach to special schools, disability-inclusive policy advocacy, and participation in national commemoration events such as World Disability Day.