Improving Lives at Community Level
BERO NGIMA, meaning “improving lives” in Luo, is a Community-Based Organization (CBO) founded in January 2022 by young professionals committed to addressing the socio-economic decline and poverty faced by communities around Lake Victoria’s Kavirondo Gulf, particularly Obaria Beach. The organization aims to empower residents through targeted, sustainable, and community-driven interventions.
Obaria Beach is a lakeside fishing settlement with approximately 900 households and a population of 4,000, of whom over half are youth aged 15–35 years. The community faces challenges including poverty, unemployment, poor access to clean water, inadequate sanitation, limited healthcare, substance abuse, teenage pregnancies, child labour, prostitution, and high morbidity rates.

