Community Health Africa a Poverty Solution (CHAPS) is an incorporated non-stock corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland. CHAPS is a tax exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Revenue Service Code. The founding of CHAPS allows small health providers such as the Nomadic Communities Trust and Community Health Africa Trust mobile clinics, both Kenyan Community Based Organizations (CBO’s), to accept funds from private individuals, foundations and other charitable organizations in the US.