Protecting Mothers.
Rebuilding Lives.
Strengthening Communities.
Solar-powered community SafeHubs bring parenting support, child health screening, psychosocial care,
digital learning and livelihoods to displaced mothers and children in remote borderlands displacement settings.
EKISIL CBO is a legally registered community-based organisation.
We work with displaced and host communities in the borderlands
of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia to bring essential support closer to families.
One SafeHub. Thousands of lives within reach.
Through SafeHub-based services, community outreach, parenting and early childhood activities,
maternal and child-health interventions, psychosocial support, digital access and mobile/community
activities, each Solar Digital SafeHub extends integrated support to thousands of mothers, caregivers
and children every year.
WHO WE ARE
Rooted in communities. Built around dignity.
One locally managed platform. Multiple forms of support. Built for communities conventional systems struggle to reach.
EKISIL is the innovator of the Solar Digital SafeHub model -a community-led, solar-powered platform that brings integrated support closer to mothers, children and families in remote, fragile and displacement-affected settings. SafeHubs connect communities to maternal and child health support, parenting and early childhood development, psychosocial wellbeing, digital access and learning, safe community connection, referral pathways and opportunities that strengthen household resilience.
WHY MOTHERS?
When mothers are supported, families become stronger.
In fragile communities, mothers often carry multiple responsibilities at once: caring for children, navigating healthcare, protecting their families, rebuilding stability and sustaining household livelihoods.
Yet mothers are also among the strongest sources of resilience within their communities. Mothers are not only beneficiaries. They are caregivers, community leaders, decision-makers and partners in building safer and more resilient families.
THE REALITY
Challenges rarely come one at a time.
A mother facing displacement may also be navigating trauma, interrupted healthcare, food insecurity, loss of income, limited connectivity and the responsibility of caring for young children. In remote border communities, the nearest service may be many kilometres away – or may not exist at all. EKISIL responds by bringing connected support closer to communities rather than expecting families to navigate fragmented systems alone.
FLAGSHIP INNOVATION
Solar Digital SafeHubs
One locally managed platform. Multiple forms of support. Built for communities conventional systems struggle to reach.
EKISIL is the innovator of the Solar Digital SafeHub model – a community-led, solar-powered platform that brings integrated support closer to mothers, children and families in remote, fragile and displacement-affected settings. SafeHubs connect communities to maternal and child health support, parenting and early childhood development, psychosocial wellbeing, digital access and learning, safe community connection, referral pathways and opportunities that strengthen household resilience.
WHERE WE WORK
Going where support is hardest to reach.
From refugee and displacement communities in Kakuma and Kalobeyei, to remote communities around Lowarengak and the Ilemi borderlands, and communities along the Kenya-Ethiopia border and Southern Ethiopia, EKISIL works in environments where geography itself can become a barrier to essential support. We build from within these communities – working with local leaders, mothers, facilitators and institutions to develop solutions that fit realities on the ground.
RECOGNITION
Recognised for innovation. Rooted in community.
In 2026, EKISIL received international recognition through the Good Start Challenge for the potential of its community-led approach to strengthen support for parents and young children in fragile settings. Solutions built close to people can travel far. Insert the final verified official award wording/statistics before publication.
CLOSING
Grassroots Changes for Global Impact.
We believe communities facing the greatest barriers should not be the last to benefit from innovation. Whether you are a funder, humanitarian organization, government institution, researcher, technical partner or individual supporter, there is a place to build with us.