Start a Library Trust

Kenya

Start a Library Trust

Fostering a Reading Culture, One Library at a Time

Start a Library Trust was founded in 2012 and supports more than 200 fully equipped school libraries in 19 counties, each led by a teacher-librarian trained by the trust. 

Dedicated to closing the literacy gap in Kenyan public primary schools, the organisation establishes functional school libraries, trains teachers and community reading champions, and creates engaging reading experiences.  

Their comprehensive programming builds core literacy skills (fluency, comprehension, and writing) and essential life skills, including imagination, critical thinking, and communication. 

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Youth Changers Kenya

Kenya

Youth Changers Kenya

Towards a Healthy and Violence-Free Society

Since 2015, Youth Changers Kenya has worked across Kakamega, Kiambu, Kisumu, Nairobi, and Vihiga to build a society free from violence. 

The organisation runs programmes that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), economic empowerment, the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, and access to quality education for girls.  

Through its research and advocacy efforts, YCK works to influence policy and legislation that advances equality and protects human rights. 

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Our Lady of Perpetual Support (OLPS)

Kenya

Our Lady of Perpetual Support

Where there is love, great things happen

Our Lady of Perpetual Support brings health, wellness, and opportunity to vulnerable children and those living with HIV/AIDS in the Kisumu region.

OLPS runs a school that provides education to children from kindergarten to grade 8. Their children’s rescue centre offers orphaned and abused children a nurturing and safe environment creating a healthy space for them to thrive.    

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Kiwimbi

Kenya

Kiwimbi

Opportunity through education

Committed to transforming lives through learning, Kiwimbi partners with underserved communities in Amagoro, in Busia County, Kenya to create educational opportunities through locally run libraries and community learning centres.

Their team employs evidence-based interventions derived from successful educational models to ensure that students receive personalized instruction that matches their individual skill levels.

Programs include: tutoring and mentorship, trade and skills building for young adults, preparing students for national exams, providing access to books and library resources, and a community arts centre.

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Hatua Network Organization

Kenya

Hatua Network Organization

Promoting education and employment among the youth in Mombasa

Hatua Network prepares youth to thrive in Kenya’s workforce by providing promising, low-income students with access to education, career guidance, and professional networks. In 2022, they supported 731 youth, 333 secondary school students, 252 college and university students, and 190 alumni.

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Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research

Kenya

Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research

Empowering girls and communities through transformative education and holistic healthcare

Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research (WISER) empowers girls and communities through transformative education opportunities in Muhuru Bay.

Their flagship program, WISER Girls Secondary School, provides education, essential resources, leadership training, psychosocial support, sexual and reproductive health education, and hands-on STEM opportunities to ensure the most vulnerable girls reach their full potential.

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Tumaini International Trust

Kenya

Tumaini International Trust

Tumaini means hope

Tumaini provides education and healthcare services to orphaned and vulnerable children, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS, as well as income generating activities to their caregivers and the communities where Tumaini operates. Currently they serve children and families in 11 counties in Kenya.

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Stara Peace Women Organization

Kenya

Stara Peace Women Organization

Transforming communities through empowerment, education, and healthcare

Located in Makina, Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, Stara Peace Women Organization has supported nearly 10,000 children since 2000 through education, early childhood development, girls and women’s empowerment programs, as well as psychosocial and nutritional support, and income generating projects.

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St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization

Kenya

St. Vincent de Paul Community Development Organization

Protecting children and strengthening families

By providing access to essential services to children and families living in Kibera, Kenya’s largest informal settlement, St. Vincent’s is building a community in which children and their families can thrive.

St. Vincent’s provides early childhood development, education, healthcare, nutrition support, business training, and runs a rescue centre for abused and abandoned children.

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Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani

Kenya

Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani

Restoration and rehabilitation of human dignity

Pepo La Tumaini Jangwani provides education, psychosocial support, and healthcare to child-headed households and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and to families in the pastoral communities of Isoiolo County, Kenya.

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Little Rock Inclusive ECD Center

Kenya

Little Rock Inclusive ECD Center

Ensuring every child has a great start at growth and learning

Little Rock IECD plays a vital role by providing resources and services to orphans, children with special needs, those affected by HIV/AIDS, and families living in Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement, an area where support is limited.

Little Rock has reached over 3,000 children with inclusive early childhood development services, therapeutic care, educational and nutritional support, daily meals, daycare services, and economic strengthening for families.

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Kakenya's Dream

Kenya

Kakenya's Dream

Investing in girls from rural Kenya

Kakenya’s Dream supports girls through educational, health, and leadership initiatives to create agents of change. Through community-driven holistic, and replicable programs including quality education, medical care, shelter, and nutritional support, young girls from pastoralists communities are empowered to achieve their full potential.

Kakenya’s Dream serves girls from indigenous communities in southwestern Kenya, one of the most marginalized regions in the country.

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Jitegemee Children's Program

Kenya

Jitegemee Children's Program

Envisioning all children and youth have access to education and become self-sustaining

Jitegemee Children's Program provides educational and integrated support services to children and youth living in underserved communities in Machakos, Kenya.

Their child-centered holistic programming includes education services, vocational and livelihoods training, and psychosocial support for youth and their caregivers.

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Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative

Kenya

Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative

Passion to empower, protect, and enlighten girls and women from indigenous communities

Ewang'an Nadede Advocacy Initiative (ENAI - Africa) protects and empowers indigenous young girls and women facing early marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) through education and health services, livelihood support, food security programs and anti-FGM and gender-based violence advocacy.

ENAI - Africa is the only organization providing these essential services within a five-village radius in Kajiado County, a rural part of the south rift in Kenya.

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