Mifuko Trust

About us

Welcome to the Mifuko Trust website!

Mifuko Trust is a non-profit organisation founded in 2012. We carry out projects together with local communities and partners in Kenya. Our grassroots partner is Mifuko Women Development CBO, which works with women’s self-help groups and local communities. Mifuko Trust also collaborates with Mifuko Oy but operates as a separate non-profit organisation.

Mifuko Trust believes that small actions can make a big difference. Through our projects, we provide training and resources for women, young people and community members. Our ongoing projects in Kenya, WASH and Grow! II and Sowing Equality, focus on areas including sanitation and hygiene, access to water, climate-smart agriculture and forest gardening, as well as gender equality and social inclusion. In 2026, we are implementing the Kädenjälki project in Finland together with Nuorten Akatemia, in which upper secondary-level students explore the connections between climate change, equality and inequality.

At the heart of Mifuko Trust’s work are collaboration, equality, well-being and courage. Together with communities and our partners, we seek new ways to respond to local needs and combine local knowledge with practical solutions. We monitor the implementation and results of our projects using both quantitative and qualitative indicators.

Explore our website to learn more about our projects, their results and our current activities.

Sustainable Development Goals

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are reflected in the practical work of Mifuko Trust’s projects. Different projects focus on different themes, including food security, equality, clean water, climate change adaptation and reducing inequalities.

WASH and Grow! II and Sowing Equality, Kenya

2. ZERO HUNGER

The projects provide farmers with training in methods such as climate-smart agriculture and forest gardening.

5. GENDER EQUALITY

The Sowing Equality project promotes gender equality and social inclusion by challenging traditional gender roles and supporting young people’s participation.

6. CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

The WASH and Grow! II project improves sanitation and hygiene through dry toilets, training and entrepreneurship.

13. CLIMATE ACTION

The projects support communities in adapting to the impacts of climate change through climate-smart agriculture and forest gardening.

Contact details

Contact

info@mifukotrust.org 
Hämeentie 130 A
00560 Helsinki, Finland

Business ID: 2744748-6

The Board of Directors
Minna Impiö (Chairperson)
Vilma Autio
Mari Martikainen
Jenna Kettunen

Mifuko Trust staff in Finland

Programme Manager
Anita Lintula
+358 45 783 430 62
anita.lintula@mifukotrust.org

Communications Coordinator
Elina Sipilä
+358 40 563 1210
elina.sipila@mifukotrust.org

Mifuko Trust Staff in Kenya

Project Manager
Peter Manyolo
+254 713 874 752 
peterlance.maundu@mifukotrust.org

Project Officer
Jacinta Peter
+254 701 561 414
jacinta.peter@mifukotrust.org

Project Assistants
Jacinta Musyoki
+254 741 261 158
jacinta.musyoki@mifukotrust.org

Irene Kilango
+254 745 345 408
irene.kilango@mifukotrust.org

Mifuko Trust Blog

Latest articles

Work toward a sunrise you won't see yourself

Work toward a sunrise you won't see yourself

Class teacher student and Handprint school visitor Yoonis Abdulahi shares his perspectives on education and global education, drawing on a training day organized by Youth Academy and Mifuko Trust.
From Mbooni to Finland: Making space for Young Voices

From Mbooni to Finland: Making space for Young Voices

Discover Scholastica Mutua’s experience leading the Kenyan activities of Connect for Global Change. For her, the experience was about much more than facilitating the production of materials.
Alice standing next to her successful pile of harvest

Climate-Smart Agriculture Is Empowering Women Farmers in Makueni

Women farmers in Makueni County are responding to climate change through climate-smart agriculture, strengthening both their livelihoods and their confidence while supporting and inspiring others.