SOTENI International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the United States and Kenya with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Our mission now includes breaking the cycle of poverty AND disease by advancing entrepreneurship, health services, and wellbeing. In 2020, we joined forces with Swazi SHEROES to empower women and girls in Eswatini, who are among the world's most vulnerable to HIV. A group of American and African volunteers created SOTENI in 2003. Passionately committed to preventing HIV/AIDS and reducing its effects, they decided to put public health theory into practice in Kenya, which had been ravaged by the epidemic. The gr... read more SOTENI International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the United States and Kenya with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Our mission now includes breaking the cycle of poverty AND disease by advancing entrepreneurship, health services, and wellbeing. In 2020, we joined forces with Swazi SHEROES to empower women and girls in Eswatini, who are among the world's most vulnerable to HIV. A group of American and African volunteers created SOTENI in 2003. Passionately committed to preventing HIV/AIDS and reducing its effects, they decided to put public health theory into practice in Kenya, which had been ravaged by the epidemic. The group developed the model of SOTENI Villages of Hope (SVHs), whose goal was to establish a locally-led, grassroots community to support people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
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By Lizzie Ngwenya-Scoburgh, PhD | Swazi SHEROES Advisory Board Chair
Dear Friends and Supporters, We are thrilled to update you on the progress of the Swazi SHEROES program during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26. Thanks to your continued support, we have seen... Read the full report ›By Dr. Pooja Rachewad | Operations Manager, SOTENI International
April – June 2025 Programme Activity Report Between April and June 2025, SOTENI Kenya made impactful strides across its Villages of Hope, especially at SVH Mbakalo Dispensary, which remained... Read the full report ›By Pooja Rachewad | Operations Manager
Transforming Lives: SOTENI’s Progress and Impact November 2024 - February 2025 Programme Activity Report Between November 2024 and February 2025, SOTENI Villages of Hope in Kenya continued to... Read the full report ›