Clear accountability
Goblis Foundation is a Kenyan non-profit institution with Board oversight and defined programme responsibilities.
People Opportunities Thriving Communities
A stronger future
starts with people.
Goblis Foundation helps people build businesses that solve social problems and supports rural communities to improve local livelihoods. We do this through two programmes: Jikimu, Kiswahili for “to sustain oneself”, supports social entrepreneurs; Mashinani, meaning “at the grassroots”, helps communities identify priorities and work with suitable partners.
Start here
What would you like to do?
Choose the route that best describes you. Each journey explains what happens next, who is responsible, and how to get help.
For individuals and communities
I want to participate
Find the programme that fits your enterprise or community, understand the entry process and explore the support available along the way.
Explore participation → For donors and supportersI want to contribute
Support a programme, strengthen the Foundation or discuss a longer-term contribution. Understand how your support will be acknowledged and accounted for.
Choose how to give → For institutions and partnersI want to collaborate
Bring specialist services, research, institutional funding or local knowledge to a clearly defined programme relationship.
Explore partnerships → For people ready to share their skillsI want to volunteer
Explore roles in mentoring, research, community engagement and professional support, then learn what joining involves.
Find your contribution →Why we bring people together
Good ideas need a path forward. Local priorities deserve a voice.
An entrepreneur may need a clearer enterprise model, specialist learning or the right referral. A rural community may need help bringing people together around a shared challenge. Each starting point deserves a response that fits.
Our role is to listen, clarify the opportunity and coordinate a responsible pathway with the people and institutions best placed to contribute. We keep the relationship moving through agreed next steps, follow-up and evidence.
Meet the Foundation →
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Empowered People
Skills, agency and opportunity
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Resilient Communities
Stronger, inclusive local systems
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Sustainable Impact
Long-term, measurable change
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A Brighter Tomorrow
Inclusive. Resilient. Sustainable.
Two distinct core programmes
Our Programmes
Practical support. Real opportunities. Lasting change.
Social Entrepreneurship Support ProgramJikimuJikimu means “to sustain oneself” in Kiswahili. For people building businesses that solve social or environmental problems, it helps identify support needs and connect with suitable mentors, learning or business-development partners.Explore Jikimu →
Rural Development Support ProgramMashinaniMashinani means “at the grassroots” in Kiswahili. It helps rural communities explain local priorities, assess possible solutions and coordinate support with organisations that have the right skills and responsibilities.Explore Mashinani →
A Foundation project connecting the wider picture
AfriTrace Link — connecting local work with wider opportunity.
Through AfriTrace Link, Goblis Foundation is developing a platform for traceability, evidence and responsible market connections. The project complements our programme work by helping people and institutions connect clearer information with opportunities across Africa.
Explore AfriTrace Link →People
Participant journeys
Communities
Local priorities
Evidence
Accountable records
Markets
Responsible connections
Governed by evidence
Trust is built through how we work.
People and local priorities
Jikimu focuses on social entrepreneurs; Mashinani starts with the priorities of rural communities.
The right expertise
We work with specialist institutions and explain who is responsible for each part of the support.
Evidence before claims
We distinguish work undertaken, results observed and impact supported by reviewed evidence.
Accountable Program Support
Your purpose, payment confirmation, independent Finance checks and agreed reporting are kept clear.
Respect for privacy
Personal information is handled according to purpose, consent and appropriate access.
A part to play, wherever you are
Help turn commitment into practical support.
Give towards social-enterprise support, rural community development or the Foundation’s core work. Individual supporters can use secure giving; institutions can discuss grants, partnerships and agreed reporting.
People, funds and accountable follow-through
Support beyond the first step.
A useful relationship continues after the first conversation. Find help with participation, discuss a structured contribution or understand the follow-up and reporting that should accompany your support.
Participant Success Centre
How to access Jikimu or Mashinani, understand eligibility, get support and follow progress.
Explore the journey →Funds & Create a Fund
Discuss a proposed fund, its purpose, governance and the responsibilities that need agreement before it can be established.
Explore the journey →Donor Success Centre
Get help with giving arrangements, purpose, acknowledgement, reporting and your communication preferences.
Explore the journey →Different strengths, working towards shared progress.
Our institutional relationships bring technology, business support and learning into the programme model, with clear responsibilities for each partner.
Your journey with Goblis Foundation
Choose your next step
Explore our programmes, choose how to get involved or understand the responsibilities behind your contribution.
Explore our programmes
See how Jikimu and Mashinani address different needs.
ContinueFind your way to get involved
Choose participation, volunteering, giving or institutional collaboration.
ContinueUnderstand donor assurance
Learn how purposes, verified bank instructions and evidence are governed.
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