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Kisumu, Kakamega, Busia, Siaya, Migori, Homa Bay & Nakuru
About · Brief history
Built from a gap no family should face alone.
When Richard could not find a caregiver for his dying mother in Kisumu, love demanded that he build what was missing — so that no other family would search the night alone.
Founded on care
Our story begins in 2004 when Richard Waindi — Founder & CEO of AgeWatch Africa — found himself caring for his ageing mother. Living over 500 km away in Nairobi, Richard made frequent trips to visit and care for her. By 2013, she was unable to live on her own.
Although Richard searched Kisumu county and its neighbours for a caregiver, he found none. As her condition worsened, neighbours acted as caregivers — but they were unskilled and turnover was high. In July 2015, at 93 years old, his mother died.
Inspired by the pleasure of caring for her, and motivated to make a difference in the lives of seniors and the underserved, Richard founded AgeWatch Africa in 2016 — a registered social enterprise delivering dignified elder care across Kenya today.
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No one should be left behind, regardless of age or circumstance.
Our foundation
Why we still start with Richard's phone calls
Richard's search in Kisumu is not a prologue we file away after pleasantries. It is why the nurse line glows at midnight, why the day centre hums with music, why we insisted on residential beds when families whispered that home had become unsafe. His mother's story was achingly ordinary — Kenya's silver generation is swelling, yet countless households still dial hope into an empty line. We keep telling this truth aloud so counties and funders feel the weight in their chests, not only on a graph.
A decade of building
Our journey · A decade of building what didn't exist
From one centre in Ojola village to home, day and residential care across Kenya, with four international partnerships and a nationwide livelihoods programme. Each step below answered something Richard's family did not have.
- March 2016 Kisumu Centre established — AgeWatch Kisumu Centre at Ojola village, Kisumu West Sub-County.
- Late 2016 First international partnership — Partnership formed with De Zorgboog (Netherlands), working with older adults.
- Early 2017 Medical donation received — International donation of wheelchairs and hospital beds for the Kisumu Centre.
- March 2018 First community outreach — Inaugural outreach session for elders at the Kisumu Centre, Ojola village.
- January 2019 Legal registration — Registered national social enterprise under certificate CLG-JLFG96.
- 2020 Community health outreach — Continued field operations and adapted community outreach to reach vulnerable elders across our counties, demonstrating the resilience of our trained caregiver workforce.
- 2021 Residential centre opened — Completing the home, day and residential continuum of care under one organisation.
- 2023 AgeWatch Futures pilot — Livelihoods & skills programme launched for refugees in Kenya, with a flagship pilot in Kakuma.
- 2026 Active across Kenya — Ten years on the ground, four or more international partnerships, and a social-enterprise model that mixes fees and grants. Dignity in Every Season is the phrase we use publicly to tie the threads together.
The legacy
What that grief turned into
Richard's mother deserved a trained caregiver, a nurse who carried her chart in memory, and a sunlit room where she could sip tea among friends. More than a decade later, each of those longings has a programme and a budget line. What follows is not decoration — it is the architecture of care we wished into being because one family once stood alone.
At home
Longer chapters in familiar rooms
Older adults remain in the light of their own curtains whenever medicine and tenderness agree it is wise — the promise families whisper to us first.
Across counties
Skilled neighbours, not accidents of fate
Trained caregivers replace the fragile kindness of whoever happened to be free — across Kenya, reaching every community where an elder needs care.
Across Kenya
Livelihoods that stick
Youth and women in Kenya's refugee and host communities move from waiting in line to leading small enterprises — eggs, soap, savings circles — with AgeWatch Futures walking beside them.
When you give
Room in the budget
Because honourable fees steady the roof, philanthropic gifts can rush toward subsidies, scholarships, and Futures seeds without carrying every bulb alone.
Inclusive care
No one left behind by age or ability
Elders living with disabilities receive nurse oversight, mobility aids, and memory-aware routines — built into care plans, not added as an afterthought.
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Elders who stay active and visible
We ensure older persons remain active in their communities — through income-generating initiatives, community-led programmes, and advocacy for their social needs and rights.
Economic empowerment
Self-reliance at every age
Practical training in agribusiness, digital skills, and entrepreneurship promotes self-reliance and community resilience — among elders, youth, and women alike, in refugee communities and counties across Kenya.
Join a household that refuses to look away.
Whether you give, volunteer, or partner — you help keep the promise made to every elder who deserves a trained caregiver, and every refugee youth and woman in Kenya who deserves a livelihood. Serving communities across Kenya since 2016.
By the numbers
Our community footprint & impact
Measured reach across rural Kenya — where formal elder care rarely arrives, AgeWatch shows up.
Across targeted sub-counties such as Kisumu West
Caregivers, nurse supervisors & community mobilisers
First home & community-based care continuum in rural Kenya
