COMPE

Last edited: 21 February 2024

The Community Mobilization for Positive Empowerment (COMPE) is an organization located in Kisumu, Kenya founded by Rosemary Atieno.

"COMPE is dedicated to creating lasting transformation in the lives of women, youth children and the entire community. (COMPE) coins its name from a desire to mobilize the community to develop local capacities to improve the socio-economic position of the beneficiaries to free them from the three major forms of vulnerability namely: transitory related to livelihood shocks which affect economically active groups, chronic related to life cycle events e.g old age, orphanhood, widowhood, disability and structurally related to market failures, seasonal unemployment, political marginalization, social exclusion." from the COMPE website

COMPE works in close partnership with the Siaya Mungano Network who advocate for clean cooking solutions. Among them, the introduction of solar cookers, and the adoption of the Integrated Cooking Method techniques.

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October 2023: Sawa Sawa Green growers training: - Sawa Sawa Green Growers had the opportunity to be trained by COMPE, with support from GWWI on Energy. They learned about alternative energy sources, among them fireless cookers commonly known as the basket cookers food thermos, solar box cookers, kuni moja jikos, and briquettes as a way of saving firewood. Employing these clean cooking energy methods helps to support a thriving environment!