Team No Sleep (TNS) Community Based Organization (CBO) – started in 2015 as a craft workshop to improve the economic livelihoods of refugees fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (SOGIE).
The refugee groups operate as part of a network through which TNS CBO provides capacity building support in diverse areas such as leadership and governance; economic empowerment; youth empowerment; HIV prevention, care and treatment and sustainable agriculture. TNS was officially registered as a Community Based Organization in 2019 by the County government of Kajiado. We have since established a niche and a proven track record in working with and empowering refugees in Nairobi.
We achieve this by providing community engagement, mental and sexual Reproductive health rights training, economic empowerment training and skills to better challenge the human rights violations often experienced by such a stigmatized and discriminated group.
TNS CBO is governed by a Board of Directors and a team of highly skilled and committed staff. TNS CBO has a secretariat team who discuss and shape the direction of the organization and form the proposal development team who write and send out proposals to potential donors. TNS has a team of Peer educators and volunteers who are the foot soldiers of the organization and assist in the implementation of activities by reaching the refugee community.
