Indigenous Herbal Knowledge
The C4PD researches on herbal medicines across different cultures, traditions and countries to identify the active plant ingredients presented as powders, tablets, capsules and injections
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Local fund raising project
C4PD operates a diversified revenue model combining grant-funded programmes, consultancy and technical services, and emerging earned income from herbal/natural-health and community-based products and services.
The model is designed to reduce dependence on a single funding source while creating a pathway toward greater financial sustainability. Our revenue streams include donor and grant-funded programmes, Research, consultancy and technical services, Herbal-health products and Community training and capacity building for international and local NGOs,
research institutions and development partners and individual consumers and households who buy the products. The monies are used for purchase of machineries for processing, branding and packaging, implementation of the C4PD projects, Research and training, and technical assistance.
The C4PD researches on herbal medicines across different cultures, traditions and countries. We then identify the active plant ingredients modify modes of use and presentations for example use of powder to tablets, use of liquids to capsules. We have identified and registered compliant wellness supplements (e.g., Liver Support, Glucose Management-Diabetes, Kidney cleansing support, Heart enlargement and reproductive system support among others).
We have qualified herbal product formulators, Pharmacognosists to support:
• Identification and selection of suitable medicinal plants;
• Understanding active plant constituents;
• Product formulation and standardization;
• Compatibility of ingredients;
• Dosage-form development;
• Stability and shelf-life assessment;
• Identification of possible toxicity, interactions and contraindications.
We develop a community-based herbal and natural-health wellness offering that builds on its experience in health education, prevention, health-seeking behaviour and locally led livelihoods. Communities receive: information and guidance on herbal and natural-health products and their appropriate use; purchase products developed by them; basic wellness education and advice on healthy nutrition; referred to appropriate qualified health facility. Digital product
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The profile of our beneficiaries.
C4PD’s herbal wellness offers primarily targets underserved and health-conscious individuals and households, in Kisumu County and the western Kenya, wider Kenya region. Expanding to other counties through physical and digital channels, where 60% are rural, 30% peri-urban, and 20% urban where access to affordable health and wellness information and products can be limited. low- and lower-middle-income households with limited disposable income.
Targeted are both men and women aged 18- 90 years
Fibroids Health
Guava Leaf Powder
Enlarged Heart Health
Asthma Health
Diabetic Health
Let's Stand Together
Become a Trainer
We are looking for village elders as indigenous trainers to talk to the younger generation on how some of the traditional herbs were taken care of and how they were used. We understand that you are our community library and we would be willing to tap your precious knowledge
Campaign Events
“Plant a Tree, Grow a Natural Remedy, Nurture Herbal Community Health, and Protect Our Environment for Future Generations.”
Health Campaign
Is a community-based health awareness and education initiative aimed at promoting informed, safe and responsible use of herbal products alongside evidence-based healthcare services.
Indigenous Knowledge Health
The communities’ older people form a generational knowledge that C4PDs is capturing to enhance her medicinal products
Herbal Livelihood projects
Advance for women and communities living in poverty and exclusion to secure sustainable and resilient livelihoods to disasters and climate change.