What is Kolping Organization of Kenya?

Kolping Organization of Kenya Ltd is a Catholic lay organization empowering youth, women, and families through vocational skills education (KVTC), climate-smart agriculture, community microfinance, and hospitality social enterprises.

How can I enroll in KVTC vocational courses?

You can apply online via our vocational training pages or visit our main campus in Langata, Nairobi. We offer courses in Carpentry, Electrical Wiring, Motor Mechanics, IT, Tailoring, and Catering.

How can I become a Kolping Member?

Individual families come together to form local Kolping Families of 10 or more households. Members undergo a 1-year formation journey based on spiritual growth, solidarity, and self-help.

Community Cistern Construction & WASH

Clean Water Access

Bringing Safe Rainwater Storage & Wells to Villages

Clean water is essential for human health, agricultural productivity, and community dignity. Kolping Kenya constructs 20,000-liter ferrocement rainwater harvesting cisterns and drills deep groundwater wells for rural schools, health clinics, and Kolping Family communities.

WASH Project Highlights

20,000L Ferrocement Cisterns: Low-cost, durable rainwater storage tanks built with local materials.
Deep Water Well Drilling: Solar-powered groundwater pumps.
School Sanitation: VIP latrine block construction & hygiene training.
Water Management Committees: Community governance for maintenance.

Request Water Project

Eliminating Waterborne Illnesses & Saving Time for Girls

Over 200 ferrocement cisterns built across Kenya now provide clean drinking water to thousands of schoolchildren, eliminating hours spent fetching water from polluted rivers.

Operational Photo Gallery

Water Cisterns & WASH Gallery

Snapshots of ferrocement cistern construction, rainwater roof gutters, and solar well pumps.

Planting Bags

Multi-Tier Vegetable Planting Bags

Goat Project

Dairy Goat Breeding Scheme

Pig Farming

Youth Piggery Project

Crop Farming

Organic Farming Plots

Clean Water

Community Water Drilling

Cisterns

WASH Rainwater Cistern

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Discover Organic Farming, Vegetable Planting Bags, and Livestock Farming.

Goat, Pig & Poultry

Livestock pass-on schemes, dairy goat breeding management, modern piggery housing structures, disease control, and commercial poultry egg & meat production.

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Vegetable Planting Bags

Innovative vertical multi-tier kitchen garden bags engineered for high-density vegetable yields, water conservation, and household food security during dry seasons.

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Organic Farming & Compost

Zero-chemical bio-fertilizer production, organic pest management, soil conservation techniques, compost making, and sustainable crop cultivation.

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Founders & History

Trace the inspiring journey of Blessed Adolph Kolping (1813–1865) and how his 19th-century journeymen movement expanded into a global network active in 60+ countries.

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Entrepreneurship Advisory

Practical business advisory covering financial recordkeeping, product pricing, inventory management, customer care, and market access strategies for micro-enterprises.

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Self-Help Kolping Families

Guiding grassroots community groups to organize, save together, build mutual trust, and charter into self-governed Kolping Family units across Kenya.

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Water Cisterns & Deep Wells