KENYA AIDS NGOS CONSORTIUM

KANCO is a regional membership network of NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, Private Sector actors, Research and Learning Institutions as well as associate membership that includes individuals and International Non-Governmental Organizations involved in or that have interest in HIV& AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and other public health care concerns. Established in the early 1990s, KANCO is the largest network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kenya with a membership of over 1,200 organisations that are networking, collaborating and are bound together by a common cause of response to HIV&AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and other public health conditions of national significance. KANCO supports its members spread across Kenya’s 47 counties to respond to health challenges in line with the existing health policies, legislative and institutional frameworks. KANCO further partners with different regional and global advocacy networks such as ACTION and RESULTS towards realization of health equality and equity. KANCO has worked with various partners and government agencies including GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria (Including the GF Harm Reduction projects in 8 countries in Eastern Africa Region) , USAID, European Union, CDC, UNAIDS, UNODC, PEPFAR COMIC Relief, among others. Some of the current projects include AMPATH Plus, The Global Fund Projects: Global Fund HIV, TB and Malaria for the grant period (2021-2024), the GAVI Health Systems Strengthening Project, Malezi Bora ya Awali by COMIC Relief, COVID-19 Advocacy by FIND and My Data Our Health by Fondation Botnar. Guided by the vision of healthy people, empowered communities, over time KANCO has evolved to become a premier agency for sensitizing, mobilizing and promoting collaboration among civil society organizations (CSOs) working in the region.