Transforming and

empowering lives

2nd QUARTER REPORT

TRANSFORMING AND EMPOWERING LIVES

MESSAGE FROM STOWELINK EXECUTIVE………………………..……..PG 1

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….……….PG 2

VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT………………………………….……. PG 2

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS…………………………………….……………….PG 3

PROJECT ALPHA REPORT………………..……………………….……………. PG 4

➢ INTRODUCTION

➢ EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

➢ FUTURE PLANS

MYHEART KE REPORT……………………………………………….…….………PG5

➢ INTRODUCTION

➢ EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

➢ FUTURE PLANS

SAVE A LIFE SAVE A WORLD REPORT……………….……………..….….PG 8

➢ INTRODUCTION

➢ EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

➢ FUTURE PLANS

MYHEART KE MOBILE APPLICATION………………………………...….. PG 9

➢ INTRODUCTION

➢ UPGRADE TO MYAFYA APP

CHALLENGES IN PROJECTS…………………………………………….……. PG 10

STOWELINK ARTS AND ENTERPRENUERSHIP DIVISION…………PG 11

➢ INTRODUCTION

➢ INTRODUCTION TO THE KREATIVE HUB

➢ STOWELINK TSHIRTS

➢ YOUTUBE PROJECTS

➢ ENTERPRENUERSHIP AND MENTOURSHIP FORUMS

MAKE A CHANGE MOVEMENT………………………………………..……PG 13

PROSPECTING…………………………………………………..………………….PG 14

PLANS FOR THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2018………….……….PG 14

CALL FOR COLLABORATIONS AND PATNERSHIPS………………….PG 15

MESSAGE

FROM

STOWELINK

EXECUTIVE

Non-communicable diseases is gradually becoming a major problem in

developing countries, statistically it’s the leading killer disease in the

world and in Kenya the second leading killer disease. With rising change

in urbanization and gradual lifestyle changes especially among the youth

and the upcoming generation we are likely to see a spike in non-

communicable diseases thus losing more and more productive lives. The

older generations too have a problem. They are not informed in as far as

non-communicable diseases are involved and they find it hard to live

with or prevent non communicable diseases. This is the problem that

Stowelink saw, a very big information gap on non-communicable

diseases and a misinformed youth in as far as non-communicable

diseases are involve which then led us thinking…

HOW MIGHT WE MAKE INFORMATION ON NON-COMMUNICABLE

DISEASES RELEVANT???

HOW MIGHT WE MAKE THE YOUTH INTERESTED IN HEALTH???

After a long research we found the solution to the problem, and the

solution is STOWELINK.

Stowelink is a youth led organization that provides health and well-

being while also spearheading youth involvement in health and

entrepreneurship.

We are registered with the government and have in the past two years

actively engaged our self in solving this big problem on non-

communicable diseases which we are so passionate about. We strongly

believe that we can change the world and that we can prevent the

problem on non-communicable diseases before it becomes a big

problem in the developing countries.

The Stowelink team is a young vibrant team composing mostly of

university students passionate about the vision of the organization and

are working tirelessly to ensure that we achieve a community fully

empowered and informed on non-communicable diseases and that we

have a generation of youths who can become job creators in the society.

Our belief is enshrined in the motto

TRANSFORMING AND EMPOWERING LIVES.

OGWENO STEPHEN,STOWELINK CEO AND

FOUNDER

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WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IF WE ARE TO RAISE A GENERATION FREE OF NCDS WE SHOULD

START HERE AND NOW!

CORDNATOR STOWELINK – HARISON AYALLO

INTRODUCTION

Stowelink INC is a public health

organization that aims in developing the

best in preventive health services and

health care. Currently we can

competently do this through health

advocacy and health education, data

collection and analysis and health

consultations on various health issues.

Our dedicated team is always working

round the clock to ensure that we give

the best services. Stowelink Inc. focuses

on public health issues and preventive

medicine with particular interest in non-

communicable diseases and gender-

based violence (GBV). It was founded in

September 2015 to fill the rising gap in

non-communicable diseases as far as

information, preventive strategies and

treatment is concerned.

Stowelink also has an Art and

Entrepreneurship Division where we

mentor, support and provide individuals

with ideas and soft skills required to

become job creators and give back to the

society.

VISION

To be the leading provider of services in the non-

communicable diseases area holistic services right from

primary secondary and palliative care of patients to

improve quality of life

MISSION

To be a leading global provider of quality services

through integration and use of technology and

information to provide fulfilling lives through effective

prevention, control and management of non-

communicable diseases while also providing youth

friendly services to ensure the rise of a generation well

equipped with information on non-communicable

diseases and healthy living.

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NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

2ND

QUARTE

R

2018

3. STOWELINK AT THE YALI C25

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Stowelink founder and CEO Mr. Ogweno

Stephen was one of the one hundred young

leaders from 14 African countries who were

privileged to undergo a one-month

residential leadership training programme

under the Young African Leadership

Institute, a flagship of President Barrack

Obama to train young African leaders

making a difference in the community. We

have been equipped with skills resources

and networks which will be beneficial in

improving the future of the organization.

2. STOWELINK SCOOPS KUSA AWARD 2018

In July 2018 Stowelink was nominated and

eventually scooped an award under the

Exemplary Leadership Deeds in Kenyatta

University. The awards which were organized

by the Kenyatta University Student

Association identifies students doing

exemplary acts in the university. Stowelink

under its CEO and founder MR Ogweno

Stephen won the award and thank all those

who believe in the Stowelink vision and

purpose.

1. STOWELINK MAKES IT TO THE

FINALISTS IN MYLITTLE BIG THING

COMPETITION

My Little Big Thing Competition is Africa’s

biggest sustainability competition focusing on

youths in universities who are helping in

achieving the Sustainable Development

Goals. Stowelink commits to achieving goal 3

on health and goal 1 on poverty eradication

and because of this we made it to the finalist

representing top 6 ideas and initiatives in the

competition.

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PROJECT

ALPHA

REPORT

INTRODUCTION

Project ALPHA is a project which focuses on creation of sensitization and

awareness on cancers equipping the communities we talk to with vital

information on cancers, their signs symptoms and more importantly how to

prevent and manage them with key focus on the importance of regular checkups

and diagnosis.

The project has been running since January 2017.the project has attracted several

partners since its inception for instance in 2017 we partnered with Santé Reva

and the Kenyatta University School of Public Health in events and activities of

the project.in 2018 we partnered with the Cancer Awareness Center of Kenya in

a medical camp conducted at Zimmerman.

ACTIVITIES

In the second quarter Stowelink has been able to successfully plan for a list of

activities and projects which will be running latter in the year for the project.

FUTURE PLANS

1. Data collection process

We are currently collecting data online on how we might make information on

cancers more relevant to the youth.

2. Nairobi street cancer awareness walk.

Stowelink is planning latter in the year to hold a sensitization and awareness walk

in Nairobi county to create sensitization and awareness on cancer to the streets

and also raise funds to support the projects activities.

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MYHEART

KE

REPORT INTRODUCTION

My Heart KE. is a project aimed at sensitizing the country and the world on

cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular conditions and encouraging the

practice of a healthy lifestyle to prevent and avoid these conditions? The project

aims at visiting different counties within the country with this message. The

project was officially launched in June 2017 and has been running ever since.

Throughout the projects we have partnered with Stroke Association of Kenya

and Amref Health Africa in Kenya who have proved to be a very key partner in

the movement on cardiovascular health and wellbeing.

The project has been able to run in the Kisumu County where we managed to

reach over 200,000 people from the county with the message and in the second

quarter Nairobi county where we’ve been able to reach over 300,000 people.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY

Stowelink through its members actively participated in the commemoration of the World

Hypertension Day which was held in May at Railways Sports Ground Nairobi. Stowelink

members actively participated in the events of the day and learnt more about

hypertension.

A total of 23 members from Stowelink participated in the event and learnt about

hypertension in the event.

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PIMA PRESSURE EVENT KENYATTA UNIVERSITY MAY 29

Stowelink in collaboration with Amref Health International in Kenya organized and conducted the

pima pressure event.

The full day event was divided into 3 phases

1. PHASE I MORNING SENSITIZATION WALK AROUND THE CAMPUS.

Report for the morning sensitization walk around the campus

The walk involved students from Kenyatta University Public Health and members of Stowelink.

During the morning the students were tasked with the role of creating sensitization and

awareness on hypertension while also asking people to be referred for the testing which was to

happen latter in the day.

Total number of attending students 43 students

Average number of school population reached 300 people

Duration 7am to 9 pm

2. PHASE II PIMA PRESSURE. BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK UP

The Pima Pressure phase was the major phase where blood pressure was being checked. The

blood pressure measurement was done freely and by trained Stowelink members under the

supervision of Amref Health Africa In Kenya lead by Mr. Joram. The team was also giving health

talks on hypertension to the patients and referring them when need be to the Kenyatta University

Health Unit.

The following is a report about the phase.

Total number of trained Stowelink members doing the measurement

40 MEMBERS

Total number of people measured 364 PEOPLE

Average number of people with higher than normal blood pressure

60 PEOPLE

Average number of people referred to the Kenyatta University Health Unit

14 PEOPLE

DURATION 9 AM – 1 PM

3. PHASE III HEALTH TRAINING ON HYPERTENSION

The training led by Mr. Joram from Amref Health Africa In Kenya trained a total of 63 students on

hypertension and how to detect manage and prevent it. Also, on the importance of regular

checkup and on the importance of regular screening for hypertension.

Below is a summary for the phase.

Total number of students trained 63 PEOPLE

Duration 1 PM – 2-30 PM

OVERAL SUMMARY OF THE EVENT

Duration 7AM – 2-30 PM

Number of people reached 727 PEOPLE

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GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF ATTENDEES AGAINST THE 3

PHASES OF THE EVENT

FUTURE PLANS

1. My Heart Ke. campus tour Nairobi and Kiambu counties

2. Conduction of My Heart Ke workshop in Kenyatta university

to bring on board students from the schools and

communities we visited during the first phase of the Nairobi

county tour report on cardiovascular health.

Organizing committee PIMA PRESSURE EVENT

PIMA PRESSURE SCREENING AREA

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INTRODUCTION

Save A Life, Save A World is a project aimed at creating sensitization and awareness on gender-

based violence issues and diseases and fistula. The project aims at providing the right

information with the aim of making the youths and the society as a whole to be able to make the

right decisions as far as gender and sexual based issues are concerned. The project began in

February 2017 and has been running ever since. The project has been sponsored The Aids

Control Unit in the past year and has continued to reach more youths with the information

required.

In the past year we managed to do a Kisumu county tour in partnership with the Gender Based

Violence Recovery Center (GBVRC) of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital

Kisumu (JOOTRH).

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Shine A Light on Fistula

Shine A Light On Fistula is one of our projects under the Save A Life ,Save A World Project which focuses on gender

based issues and fistula .In this project we aim at shining a light on fistula in a bid to end the stigmatization and create

sensitization of fistula while education on how to prevent it. We particularly focus on Obstetric Fistula in this project.

Shine A Light On Fistula this time round involved active engagement of the youth and the online community in a poetry

contest which involved the participants enabling them to learn about fistula, compose poems and eventually share the

poem with their online audiences to be read and the most liked poem was to be awarded.

The competition was done on our Facebook page where the poems were posted and the participants shared with their

audiences’ links to the poems.

BELOW IS A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE PROJECT

Duration dates 20/4/18 – 10/5/18

People reached online 44,673 (this is the number of people who read the

poems online)

Most liked poem 659 likes

Most commented on poem 574 comments

Total comments 2001 comments

Total finalists 14 poets from all over the country.

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE REACHED FUTURE PLANS

• Shine A Light On Fistula Awareness Project In

Nairobi County

• Nairobi County High School Tour with message

on gender-based violence issues among high

school students

SAVE

A LIFE

SAVE A

WORLD

REPORT

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MYHEART KE

MOBILE

APPLICATION

The future of NCDS management

INTRODUCTION

My Heart Ke is a mobile application developed by Stowelink Inc.

With the aim of creating awareness on cardiovascular health and

healthy living. The app was released in first released in November

2017 and has so far undergone updates and its second version was

released on Jan 10 2018

Upgrade to MyAfya app

We are currently in the process of designing the outlook of MyAfya App

which will be the upgraded version of MyHeart Ke.The app deems to

contain more information on non-communicable diseases including

• Lung Related Diseases

• Cancers

• Cardiovascular Diseases

• Diabetes

• Fistula.

The app also aims at becoming the Alibaba of health care connecting the

app users with medical providers and services. This is the future of

public health. We are asking all interested organizations to partner with

us to make this a success.

(A WHOLE DOCCUMENT ON MYAFYA APP AVAILABLE)

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CHALLENGES

FROM

THE VARIOUS

PROJECTS

1. Finances remain a big challenge

Finances are posing a big challenge in the advancement against the fight on non-communicable

diseases. We are asking all interested parties to partner with us to ensure this is a success.

2. Inadequate resources

Stowelink is facing inadequate resources in terms of fliers’ banners and pamphlets related with the

various Non Communicable Diseases to be able to distribute to communities and schools we visit.

CHALLENGES ARE WHAT MAKE

LIFE INTERESTING!!

OVERCOMING THEM IS WHAT

MAKES LIFE MEANINGFUL- MR

OWINYO DIRECTOR

STOWELINK

SHINE A LIGHT ON FISTULA POETRY CONTEST

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INTRODUCTION

➢ Stowelink INC is a public health organization that aims

in developing the best in preventive health services

and health care. Currently we can competently do this

through health advocacy and health education, data

collection and analysis and health consultations on

various health issues. Our dedicated team is always

working round the clock to ensure that we give our

clients the best services.

➢ Besides this we also use art to spread the message on

health and wellbeing especially among the youths and

young adult population. We therefore offer

photography, art services through poetry and fashion.

THE ARTS AND ENTERPRENUERSHIP DIVISION deems

to attract the youths to think and act about their

health and wellbeing by repackaging health in ways

which the youth find it attractive and friendly.

➢ The entrepreneurship division identifies youth with

entrepreneurial skills abilities and ideas and help them

and promote them towards becoming job creators for

the upcoming generation thus tackling the lack of jobs

and unemployment issues in the country.

➢ So far Stowelink has been able to identify a few

individuals with skills on photography, fashion and

design, poetry and even mat making and are currently

working with them and supporting them on joint

projects to be able to equip them with skills and

market capabilities to becoming self-employed and

becoming job creators.

INTRODUCTION OF THE KREATIVE HUBS

FROM SEPTEMBER

Kreative hub is the future of health and the

youth. It’s the platform which will enable us

raise a generation of youth who are health

conscious, a generation of youth who have

undergone self-development trainings and a

generation of youth who are capable of

becoming self-employed and become job

creators in the society. It’s one of Stowelink’s

biggest milestone in cementing youth

engagement in health while also rising a

generation of leaders and self-employers and

job creators in the society.

The Kreative hub will have 3 main divisions:

1. Kreative youth and health

2. Kreative soft skills and personal

development

3. Kreative networking and opportunities

(More details on this are on the Kreative hub

document.)

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STOWELINK TSHIRTS

Stowelink Inc. is currently partnering with an upcoming t-shirt

print company called Visionary Printers to develop the

amazing Stowelink t-shirts which currently go for 500 ksh

only. This is also a means in which we can raise funds to

support Stowelink and also support Visionary Printers who

print the amazing Stowelink Inc. t-shirts.

YOUTUBE PROJECTS

Stowelink is currently working on creating content for our yet to be

launched YouTube channel. The project spearheaded by Stowelink in

partnership with Bigzoom Productions and Cool Pixels Studios will be

releasing content on our youtube channel very soon.A lot of

progress has been made since the first quarter and we are launching

this project soon.

The channel features content on health and wellbeing, workout and

physical activity, modeling art and fashion for health while also

identifying and uplifting upcoming talents and skills.

The channel is already UP ON YOUTUBE AND YOU CAN EASILY VIEW

it by searching Stowelink Inc. on YouTube.

ENTERPRENUERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP FORUMS

YALI C25 INSPIRES!

(BE THE LEADER DISCUSSION)

Stowelink in collaboration with YALI cohort 25 conducted an event

themed be the leader discussion where the YALI members actively

interacted with Stowelink in order to inspire the team towards

greatness. As Stowelink we were humbled because we got to learn

from leaders from 14 different African countries and share

experience.

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MAKE A

CHANGE

MOVEMENT

SHINING HOPE TO

THE SOCIETIES

ABOUT

Make A Change Movement is a movement under Stowelink whose main aim is to

purely give back to the society.As Stowelink Inc. we strongly believe in giving

back to the society as a result we decided to visit children’s home every quarter

throughout the year.

We are committed to improving lives and giving back to the society because at

Stowelink we strongly believe in transforming and empowering lives.

AT BONDENI CHILDRENS HOME

1. BONDENI CHILDRENS HOME VISIT

At the end of the first quarter on April 15th

Sunday we visited Bondeni Children’s Home

where we took various home care products

and toiletries and together inspired the

children at Bondeni. We are looking for

interested organizations to become part of

our future visits to children’s home as part of

their corporate social responsibility.

2. MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY HOME OF PEACE

In June 2nd we also visited Missionaries of Charity

Home of Peace in Ruaraka which is a home for the

disabled. We took care of them helped clean the place

and did a few house chore duties. This was one of the

more inspiring visits we did and we are always

committed to giving back to the society.

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PROSPECTING

LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

MANAGEMENT

Stowelink was invited by the Ministry of Health to the launch of the

National Guidelines on Cardiovascular Health Management. We were

privileged to be invited, to us this was special because it falls in line with our

current project My Heart Ke on cardiovascular diseases and it shows the

commitment of the government towards managing cardiovascular diseases.

PLANS FOR

THE THIRD

QUARTER

OF THE

YEAR

1. Conducting a YALI Serves event in line with Change A Life

Movement to visit a children’s home in Kahawa West to mark the

end of our second quarter events and activities.

2. Launch of the Kreative Hub clubs in the 3 biggest universities in

Kenya, Kenyatta university, Nairobi university and Jommo Kenyatta

University of Agriculture and Technology.

3. Launch of My Drug Free Campus Tour, a project linking the effects

of drugs on non-communicable diseases and the youth. The project

is set to happen in the third quarter. There is a detailed document

on the project.

4. Syllabus development for the Kreative hub activities and learning.

Stowelink is currently developing a learning syllabus for the

members of the Kreative hub for when the clubs will be launched.

5. Upgrade of MyHeart ke app to MyAfya app.

6. Conduct a community-based project under Shine A Light On Fistula

Project

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CALL FOR COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

Stowelink Inc. is hereby requesting and calling for

collaborations and partnerships with various organizations

especially those dealing with non-communicable diseases and

entrepreneurship. Wherever you can chip in and partner with

us we highly welcome you on board.Be part of our story, be

part of our growth, BE PART OF THE DIFFERENCE.

Our team is ready to collaborate, partner and intensely be

involved in making the health of the populations better and in

helping grow stronger and healthier communities because

here at Stowelink we believe in…

TRANSFORMING AND EMPOWERING LIVES.

CALL FOR

COLLABORATIONS

AND

PARTNERSHIPS

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

• Amref Health Africa In Kenya

• Ministry Of Health – Non

Communicable Diseases Division

• Non-Communicable Diseases

Alliance of Kenya

• Stroke Association of Kenya

• Young Africa Leadership Initiative

• Kenyatta University School of

Public Health

• Kenyatta University Students

Association

• Bigzoom And Cool Pixel

Production

• Shine A Light Poetry Community

Contact

Email : stowelink@gmail.com

Web: stowelink.wordpress.com

Facebook :Stowelink_inc

Twitter : Stowelink_inc

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