Community Health Outreach
Door-to-door health screening, referrals and follow-up visits delivered by trained local volunteers who know every household by name.
Lamu, Kenya · Community Based OrganisationHealth
Health Community,Empowerment.
Lunu Jema walks alongside families across Lamu — bringing health education, maternal care and practical training to the people who need it most, right where they live.
Serving Lamu Island, Mpeketoni, Witu and the wider archipelago.
Our Story
"We started with one doorstep conversation — and it never really stopped."
Lunu Jema began in 2016 as a small circle of neighbours in Lamu Town who noticed that families were travelling hours for basic health advice. Mothers missed antenatal visits. Young people had questions nobody was answering. So we started walking — house to house, village to village — carrying information, encouragement and a listening ear.
Today we are a registered community-based organisation working across the Lamu archipelago. Our teams are drawn from the communities they serve, which means trust comes first and language is never a barrier. We train local health volunteers, run maternal and child health clinics, and host workshops on nutrition, hygiene and disease prevention.
Everything we do rests on one belief: lasting health is built by communities, not delivered to them. We don't arrive with answers — we arrive with questions, and we build the answers together.
Community First
Local Knowledge
Open & Honest
Nutrition & Wellbeing
"A healthy community is not built in a clinic. It is built in kitchens, courtyards and conversations." Lunu Jema Field Team
What We Offer
Services shaped around real needs
Practical, community-rooted programmes you can bring to your village, school, clinic or workplace.
Maternal & Child Health
Antenatal support, nutrition guidance and growth monitoring for mothers and young children, run in partnership with local dispensaries.
Health Worker Training
Structured training for community health promoters — covering first aid, hygiene, disease prevention and respectful patient care.
School Health Programmes
Handwashing, nutrition and adolescent health sessions delivered in primary and secondary schools across Lamu County.
Community Dialogue Forums
Facilitated village meetings where residents set their own health priorities and co-design the solutions that follow.
Partnership & Advisory
Support for NGOs, county teams and researchers who want to work respectfully and effectively with Lamu communities.
How We Work
our seven pillars
Simple, consistent practices that keep our work grounded in the communities we serve.
Lishe
Every programme starts with a village meeting. Residents tell us what they need — we build around that, never the other way round.
Uwekezaji
We recruit and train health promoters from within each community, so knowledge stays in Lamu long after our team moves on.
Nature
House-to-house visits mean no mother, elder or child is left out because they couldn't travel to a clinic that day.
Jamii
Practical handwashing, water treatment and sanitation guidance tailored to coastal households and shared compounds.
Elimu
All our materials are delivered in Kiswahili and the local dialects people actually speak at home, never in jargon.
Maendeleo
We track referrals completed, children immunised and households reached — and we publish those numbers openly each year.
Afya
Health is at the heart of everything we do. We run community clinics, distribute essential health products and share practical guidance on nutrition, hygiene and maternal care so families across Lamu can stay well.
Come Inside
Moments from the field
Pull up a chair. These are the faces, hands and mornings that make up our work in Lamu.
In Their Words
Voices from our community
What partners, volunteers and neighbours say about working with Lunu Jema.
They came to our village in Mpeketoni and sat with us for three hours before saying a single word about health. That is when I knew they were different. My daughter's immunizations are now complete.
Amina BakariMother of three · Mpeketoni
I trained as a community health promoter with Lunu Jema two years ago in Witu. Today I run my own household visits in my ward. They gave me skills, not just a certificate.
Joseph MuiteCommunity Health Promoter · Witu
In Pate Island, ss a partner organization, we've worked with many local groups. Lunu Jema's reporting is honest, their community relationships are deep, and their follow-through is exceptional.
Dr. Grace WanjiruProgramme Lead · Coastal Health Alliance
Our Shop
Handmade goods and community-made products from Lamu — every purchase supports our health and training programmes.
Handwoven Mkeka Mat
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Lamu Spice Blend
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Beaded Bracelet Set
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Community Tote Bag
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New product
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Let's Talk
Come and find us — the door is open.
Whether you're a village leader, a partner organisation, a volunteer or a neighbour with a question, we'd love to hear from you. No formalities needed.
Lunu Jema Resource Centre, Langoni Road, Lamu Town, Lamu County, Kenya
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm · Saturday outreach days
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