BACKGROUND

Piye Incorporated is a registered charity organisation founded in Sydney, Australia in 2006. We are a team of Kenyans and Australians who work alongside local community groups in Kenya. Piye began as an impetus to address health and community development in rural Kenya.

Piye’s name is drawn from the first black Kushite Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled Egypt approximately 2020 B.C, from the city of Nepata in Nubia, Sudan. The founders of Piye travelled to Egypt in 2005 to learn about the Pharaoh leader and to draw inspiration from the ancient city of Kom Ombo, located north of Aswan.

Many African communities are in a viscous cycle of ill health, poverty and hunger. However, we are certain that through the setting up of viable structures that are community-based, community-supported and community-run, this cycle can be broken.

Piye will work alongside Kenyan communities in need of support and whilst being mindful of cultural nuances, we will address grassroots health and development issues. We have adopted the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) as our key guiding factors. Community collaboration forms a major part of our project planning and implementation process. We are passionate about empowering communities to address their felt and normative needs. We support communities that have taken development and health issues into their own hands, are keen to be the key driving force in all projects and are interested in building local capacity for future project sustainability.

Piye recognizes and salutes the efforts of organisations working in African communities, particularly those in Kenya. We acknowledge gaps in service provision due to the high levels of need. Piye aims to operate within communities and/or target populations not previously served by other organisations or where there is extreme need.

AUDITORS

Piye’s financial records are available to all members upon request.  The financial activities of Piye are overseen by independant auditor:

Meylia Accounting
PO Box 2033, World Square,
NSW 2002 Australia

The accounting firm is registered by the National Institute of Accountants and is a member of Reignhart Accounting (Membership / Regs No: PNA 138061).