About
Zipcare Women Initiative is a community-based non-governmental organization (NGO) founded and run by women since April of 2020. It's founder, Zipporah Mwangangi, works to improve the lives of women living in the informal settlement slums of Korogocho, Mathare, and Kiambiu in Nairobi, Kenya. Zipcare was officially registered with the Kenyan government in May of 2022 and continued to grow. Now, the group consists of 30 members including HIV+ women, disabled women, and women who are considered members of the Key Vulnerable (affected) population.
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Zipcare meets once a week and begins each gathering with a check-in and table banking followed by a talk on either physical health (often HIV treatment and prevention), mental health, literacy, or finances. The meeting ends with skills training during which a trade skill is taught to the women to grow their ability to sell goods and vary their modes of income.
"I was so passionate with the women because of what I went through at that time, I don't want another woman to go through the same. I want to come in and help." -Zipporah Mwangangi
Our Mission
Our mission is to support and empower vulnerable, marginalized persons with disability, youths, women and girls living in the informal settlement slums of Nairobi, Kenya through financial literacy training, education, skills training, counseling, and advocacy.
Our Vision
Zipcare envisions an equitable society where women are respected, protected, heard, supported, and live free of violence and human rights abuses.