Our Work
Four interconnected programs that address the root causes of vulnerability for children and families in Kenya.
Shelter WorksChildren belong in families.
We work upstream: outreach and feeding programs that keep families together and stop crises before they start. When a child does need refuge, a safe home is waiting.
Shelter is a bridge, not a destination.
Education is the most powerful tool we have to break the cycle of poverty.
Education WorksFrom classrooms to careers.
Scholarships covering fees, uniforms, books, and mentorship for primary and secondary students — 1,011 sponsored in 2025.
MHH WorksNo girl should miss school for her period.
The Makini Pad program provides reusable menstrual pads and health education — keeping 33,000 girls in school and in dignity in 2025.
Learn about MHH WorksWhen a girl stays in school, entire communities are transformed.
Lasting change requires communities to own their story and lead their future.
Community WorksCommunities leading their own change.
Training 2,080 advocates and parents in 2025 to champion human rights and protect against FGM, child marriage, and gender-based violence.
Learn about Community WorksUbuntu: I Am Because We Are
The African philosophy of Ubuntu teaches us that our humanity is bound together — when one thrives, we all thrive. Our four pillars work as one interconnected system, each strengthening the others to create lasting change.
Security - Shelter Works
We work upstream: outreach and feeding programs that keep families together and stop crises before they start. When a child does need refuge, a safe home is waiting.
→ Shelter Works provides immediate safety and family strengthening
Knowledge - Education Works
Full student sponsorship, school infrastructure, and feeding programs. No child learns hungry, or in a classroom that's falling down. We fund the whole picture, not just the fees.
→ Education Works opens pathways from classrooms to careers
Equality - Community Works
Human rights forums that train community members as advocates. They learn the law, they learn their rights, and they carry both home. The goal isn't a safe child in an unsafe place — it's a community that protects everyone in it.
→ MHH Works keeps girls in school with dignity and confidence
Empowerment - MHH Works
Period poverty pulls girls out of class every month. We provide reusable Makini pads, menstrual panties, and health education so girls stay in school — and we teach boys too, through Boxes for Boys. Dignity is something a whole generation learns together.
→ Community Works trains advocates to champion rights and justice
Our Approach
"When we lift one child, we strengthen a family. When we strengthen a family, we transform a community. When communities thrive together, we change the future."
Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our four program pillars directly advance the UN SDGs on food security, health, education, gender equality, and poverty.
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