COSI

Who We Are

Community based organisation (CBO) that works for the well being of the community members.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT INITIATIVE- COSI Community Support Initiative -COSI is a community based organization (CBO) that works for the wellbeing of community members/citizens with the focus on marginalized groups of girls, women and youth regardless of race, creed or religion as a forum where community members come together to take action on what is important to them by fully realizing their economic and political rights through innovative, sustained and structured advocacy as well as empowerment interventions to be supported by the government ,national agencies or like-minded organizations.
The organization empowers the community members and creates a stronger and more connected community. COSI is fundamentally based on values of human rights, social justice, equity and mutual respect.

COSI works closely with 7 grassroot organisations namely:

1. Cosi Women Groups in Rongo Municipality,
2. Central kamagambo Social Justice Centre in Rongo municipality,
3. Uriri Community Justice Centre in Awendo municipality,
4. Wuoth Ogik Community Based Organization in Migori municipality,
5. Ogwedhi Maasai Community Based Organization in Kehancha municipality,
6. Oyani Social juctice centre in Migori Municipality
7. Obunga social justice center in Kisumu.

COSI is a development entity with the main aim of supporting the community particularly the most vulnerable i.e. skilled/talented girls, women and youth through a holistic and sustainable approach in line with the UN SDGs, startup nation and Kenya Vision 2030 through capacity building, facilitating economic empowerment , and environmental protection activities to achieve knowledge, skills, networks and motivation that will make them aim to have an improved acceptable living standard and gain human dignity.
COSI was founded in 2021 and registered in 2022 in Kenya by individuals with the experience in various fields in community development work composed of young professionals, students, young workers in the informal sector, urban and rural poor united to perform tasks by themselves and engage the citizens for participatory governance

Vision

To be a productive, livable and smart community

Mission

To provide a just society that educates its people for sustainable empowerment and prosperous community

Historically, Community Support Initiative - COSI has been officially in existence from 2022 as a community based organization but its history of evolution began 13 years ago in 2010 when its precursor Kodek Youth Group was formed to champion the interest of youth in central Kamagambo location/ward, Rongo, migori in Kenya.
The COSI was then transformed from Kodek Youth Group into a fully community development forum in the year 2021.